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    Dogwhistle ringtone for young'uns

    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

    #2
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    19 years old and able to hear that.
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      #3
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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.
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        #4
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        15, and that noise makes me feel like Pyramid Head is going to town on my ears.
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          #5
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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?
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            #6
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            Sounds like a flat-line to me.

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              #7
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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.

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                #8
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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?

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                  #9
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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.
                  Last edited by Zieg Rauros; 06-13-2006, 10:28 PM.

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                    #10
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                    Ow. My freakin' ears! I'm 24.
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                      #11
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                      After hearing that clip, my ears started ringing. @_@ 24.
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                        #12
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                        Originally posted by Article
                        ...British shopkeepers...
                        Maybe only British people cant hear it...?

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                          #13
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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.
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                            #14
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                            Originally posted by marcman
                            Maybe only British people cant hear it...?
                            Dental hygiene is embedded in the sound.</cliché>
                            Last edited by Funk; 06-13-2006, 11:31 PM.
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                              #15
                              Re: Dogwhistle ringtone for young'uns

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