Could You Survive A QUIET PLACE?

Guest Star Rikky Poynter: https://www.youtube.com/user/rikkipoynter 12tone: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTUtqcDkzw7bisadh6AOx5w Sound device by Benn Jordan: https://youtube.com/c/BennandGear Watch the Making Of: https://youtu.be/q2vZuFTBnik Shhhhh… Years after an alien invasion, Jake (me) quietly ekes out a meager existence while avoiding the sound-sensitive alien race that’s hunting him. Although every sound *could* spell disaster, it provides the perfect opportunity to explore what is sound, what it means to hear, and if we can actually weaponize sound to explode some heads? (Click “Show More” for references) 0:00 A Very Quiet Place 2:14 How Sound Works 4:00 What Is Quiet? 6:32 Feeling & Seeing Sound 10:50 Weaponizing Sound 14:15 The Sound Cannon 17:43 The Fun Never Ends ADDITIONAL LEARNING • Sound – Loud & Quiet 1) https://www.nasa.gov/specials/X59/science-of-sound.html 2) https://www.nps.gov/subjects/sound/understandingsound.htm 3) https://www.zmescience.com/science/the-loudest-sound-ever-in-mankinds-history/ 4) https://www.americanscientist.org/article/quietest-places-in-the-world • Feeling & Seeing Sound 1) https://sciencedemonstrations.fas.harvard.edu/presentations/chladni-plates 2) https://neosensory.com/ 3) https://99designs.com/blog/design-other/sound-visualization-design-inspiration/https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/2814-sound-visualising-sound-waves 4) https://www.fatherly.com/play/blow-their-minds-with-just-cornstarch-water-and-a-speaker/ • Acoustical Weapons 1) https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/hearing_loss/what_noises_cause_hearing_loss.html 2) https://www.history.com/news/sonic-weapons-warfare-acoustic 3) https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/sonic-warfare 4) https://news.engin.umich.edu/2018/03/can-sound-be-used-as-a-weapon-4-questions-answered/ • Decibels and Anechoic Chambers 1) https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/policy_guidance/noise/basics/ 2) https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/calibrations/jasa64-2.pdf 3) https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/orfield-labs-quiet-chamber 4) https://www.noisyplanet.nidcd.nih.gov/have-you-heard/how-is-sound-measured