The human hearing range is from 20 Hz to about 20,000 Hz, and as you age this range decreases. Society manipulates that by instituting whistles and horns that can only be heard by younger people in order to keep them away from certain place as is in England.
When you listen to your ipod, the sound is traveling through the metal in the earphone and the air between it and your ear. This is a very short distance, thus if you listened to the same song at a stationary volume on your ipod and then through a speaker, it would sound louder on your ipod.
iPods are great! Better than speakers. Just make sure you don't turn yours too loud. Good Post :)
ReplyDeleteThis was a very accurate and thorough post, Josh. Great going!
ReplyDeleteBtw, don't you think those "teen repellent" sounds are unethical? Basically, it causes irritation (and possibly pain) to all young 'uns who manage to hear it.
It's a sound weapon! How wrong!
Yes, iPods are great, but ultimately I prefer speakers. And the distance between the headphones and your eardrums can ruin your hearing pretty quickly in comparison to a speaker farther away. Nice post Josh!
ReplyDeleteGreat explanation and example. I'm definitely an earphone girl too. Love my own theme music wherever I go :)
ReplyDeleteGreat example!
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