In yesterday's podcast I spoke about a story where kids have been using a cell phone ring tone that is at a frequency that they can hear and many adults cannot hear. I've gotten a dozen emails and a comment asking for the ring tone.
Here is a link to the story.
And below is a link to the ring tone.
Download 20060610_RINGTONE.mp3
Let me know if you could hear it or not.
I played it on my computer through a headset and could not hear a thing. Wild.
Posted by: Stephen | June 22, 2006 at 09:47 AM
I could hear it but most adults will have difficulty hearing it because it is so high in frequency (Hz).
The reason for this is because by the time you are over 30, you have been exposed to plenty of noise and the hair cells that are responsbile for picking up high frequencies may have been damaged.
The hair cells responsible for lower frequencies are behind the these high Hz hair cells so it takes awhile for them to be damaged. Therefore as we age, the high frequencies go first and then the lower frequencies. Ever notice how older people say that young people mumble? Its because they can't hear the high Hz consonants but they can hear vowels!
Posted by: Corie | June 22, 2006 at 10:22 AM
I guess people around the kids can still tell a phone is ringing by all the dogs barking in the area !
Posted by: Tempus | June 22, 2006 at 01:10 PM
Not if the dogs are over 30 dog years (4 people years) - LOL
My dog has some great selective hearing when he is napping.
Posted by: Stephen | June 22, 2006 at 01:36 PM
Very interesting. I tried it here in my office and couldn't hear it. I definitely won't tell my teenagers about this! Ha ha.
Posted by: Sams | June 22, 2006 at 01:53 PM
my mom could not hear a sound...hella crazy
Posted by: SLZCATCHER | October 16, 2006 at 11:23 PM
Hey Im 36 years old and It was autibly uncomfortable to listen to........But then again I can hear the high pitch whine of a CRT monitor when powered up.......
Posted by: Talas | April 12, 2007 at 07:58 PM
OMG!!!! I can't belive this actually works!!! My mom couldn't hear it but I could!!! OMG OMG OMG it's soooo wierd!!
Posted by: Kim | May 02, 2008 at 04:45 PM
this can't be true no way. i will have to try it. this is too funny.
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