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Undertoad · 03-31-2011, 10:30 AM

The problem with measuring sound is that the db chart is a futz. They measure the cat at 6 inches away and they measure the lawnmower from 10 feet and the 737 from a hundred yards. It's a valid measurement but we can't compare properly.

03-31-2011, 10:30 AM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	The problem with measuring sound is that the db chart is a futz. They measure the cat at 6 inches away and they measure the lawnmower from 10 feet and the 737 from a hundred yards. It's a valid measurement but we can't compare properly.