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Mythbusters audio related program
There is a Mythbusters (cable TV) program that readers of this newsgroup
would enjoy. They investigated whether a car audio system could destroy a car with LOUD sound in a single "listening" session. All agreed that damage could occur over long periods of time through loosening of body parts not to mention loss of hearing. Part of the program showed some car-audio clubs that specialized in getting the loudest sound possible regardless of quality; 170-180DB. The Mythbusters gutted a car, built a steel coned speaker with 51" diameter, mounted it in the floor, attached the cone to the drive shaft with a camshaft linkage, and ran the speaker with the diesel engine. The speaker did not survive more than about 2-3 minutes of use but was measured to put out 170DB at 16Hz. The only damage to the car was that the sun roof blew out. Once the air seal was broken on the car, no other damage occurred. A very funny and interesting episode! |
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Mythbusters audio related program
"Robert Gault" wrote in
message There is a Mythbusters (cable TV) program that readers of this newsgroup would enjoy. They investigated whether a car audio system could destroy a car with LOUD sound in a single "listening" session. All agreed that damage could occur over long periods of time through loosening of body parts not to mention loss of hearing. Part of the program showed some car-audio clubs that specialized in getting the loudest sound possible regardless of quality; 170-180DB. The Mythbusters gutted a car, built a steel coned speaker with 51" diameter, mounted it in the floor, attached the cone to the drive shaft with a camshaft linkage, and ran the speaker with the diesel engine. The speaker did not survive more than about 2-3 minutes of use but was measured to put out 170DB at 16Hz. The only damage to the car was that the sun roof blew out. Once the air seal was broken on the car, no other damage occurred. The real-world parallel to this are contenders at crank-em-up contests with thick non-stock windshields, held down in place by non-stock means. |
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Mythbusters audio related program
"Robert Gault" wrote ...
There is a Mythbusters (cable TV) program that readers of this newsgroup would enjoy. They investigated whether a car audio system could destroy a car with LOUD sound in a single "listening" session. All agreed that damage could occur over long periods of time through loosening of body parts not to mention loss of hearing. Hard to imagine sound waves doing any more damage than driving over a mile of washboard gravel road. |
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