Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 18 Dec 1996 00:28:17 -0600 (CST) | From | Jason Burrell <> | Subject | Re: GB vs MB - a proposal |
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On Tue, 17 Dec 1996, Neil Moore wrote:
> > > > > > > Anno Domini 17 Dec 96 at 14:09, Richard B. Johnson wrote: > > > > > Note that MB won't hack it > > > unless "B" stands for Mr. Bell, i.e., dB (decibels). > > > > > Hmmm.. How loud is MegaBel ?? > > 1 dB = 0.1 B so 1 MB = 10'000'000 dB, _very_ loud indeed :) > > Especially when considering that bels are measured exponentially. > 1 MB is 1E100000 times as loud as 100dB, which is approximately > the human pain threshold.
Is that logarithmic or exponential? I don't remember. In any case, I wonder how much damage a 1 MB sound would cause if let loose on the surface of the Earth in the middle of, say, downtown Washington D.C. or Los Angelas :)
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