Dogwhistle ringtone for young'uns

[Kire]

Download this. Can you hear it?

http://download.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3...c_teenbuzz.mp3

This is a new ringtone for teens that apparently people over 20 can't hear. My ears must be good cuz I can hear it fine...and damn, I dunno...it's freakin' harsh! Although, it would fix me putting my phone on silent...here's the story on it.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=5434687

[Pandable]

Re: Dogwhistle ringtone for young'uns

19 years old and able to hear that.

[thetruecoolness]

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So wait, are there seriously people who can't hear this. Cause I'm 23 and hear it fine, kind of wish I couldn't cause it's really annoying. I guess maybe I should try again when I'm 30 or something, but I have a feeling I would still be able to hear it. I'm curious as to what most people over 20 means, 90%, 75%, or possible 51% just enough to qualify for the ambiguous term most.

[Manyak]

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15, and that noise makes me feel like Pyramid Head is going to town on my ears.

[ErikaFuzzbottom]

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23, I can hear it. It wasn't very audible, but knowing that I was supposed to be listening for it helped.

And now my ears are what're ringing.

Hey, could somebody with a dog tell us of any reactions?

[Kefka Jr.]

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Sounds like a flat-line to me.

[Riotsword]

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I think that maybe that's a load of bull. My mom is over 50 and she can hear it just fine.

[Kit Carruthers]

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I could have sworn an actual dog whistle was higher than that. Do our speakers actually pick up on a sound that high or did my hearing just get a lot better somehow?

[Zieg Rauros]

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I can hear it. I will test it on my mom without telling her. I think it might be just because almost any sound emitting large electric device makes sounds like this, just people with the phones will know exactly what it is. I hear similar from TV's, stereos, and even computer speakers sometimes. It might just be a matter of knowing where it's coming from.

Edit: Mom just walked in, I played it, didn't notice.

[Funk]

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Ow. My freakin' ears! I'm 24.

[Fushigi na Renamon]

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After hearing that clip, my ears started ringing. @_@ 24.

[Marc M.]

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...British shopkeepers...

Maybe only British people cant hear it...?

[DarkwingChuck]

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It's highly annoying. From what I read it was originally to be used as an alarm in malls and stores to turn away teenage gangs without bothering the adult customers. I wouldn't want that as a ring tone though, that's just ACK! It's almost like I feel it instead of hear it. Oh, I'm 24 too.

[Funk]

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Maybe only British people cant hear it...?

Dental hygiene is embedded in the sound.</cliché>

[Smurf Taco]

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Perhaps it sounds different on a phone speaker than computer stero speakers? I heard it fine though, 18 here.