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Ring tone that's silent to adults?
I don't get it. Are kids like dogs? LOL It's all over the news
that there is a frequency that kids can hear and most adults cannot. It was said that when it was discovered, the tone was used in a store somewhere in Europe that had a teen population that the proprietors didn't want loitering, so they played this tone that adults couldn't hear, but it annoyed the hell out of kids. Weird. http://news.com.com/A+ring+tone+mean...3-6082685.html -- Cheryl |
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Ring tone that's silent to adults?
On Mon 12 Jun 2006 09:57:12p, Cheryl wrote in
rec.pets.cats.anecdotes ): I don't get it. Are kids like dogs? LOL It's all over the news that there is a frequency that kids can hear and most adults cannot. It was said that when it was discovered, the tone was used in a store somewhere in Europe that had a teen population that the proprietors didn't want loitering, so they played this tone that adults couldn't hear, but it annoyed the hell out of kids. Weird. http://news.com.com/A+ring+tone+mean...af+ears/2100-1 1395_3-6082685.html An experiment - my cats seem to be able to hear this. I can't. Bonnie in particular looked very annoyed with me when I kept replaying it. I had the laptop volume turned all the way up. http://graphics.nytimes.com/packages...0_RINGTONE.mp3 -- Cheryl |
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Ring tone that's silent to adults?
"Cheryl" wrote in message ... On Mon 12 Jun 2006 09:57:12p, Cheryl wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes ): I don't get it. Are kids like dogs? LOL It's all over the news that there is a frequency that kids can hear and most adults cannot. It was said that when it was discovered, the tone was used in a store somewhere in Europe that had a teen population that the proprietors didn't want loitering, so they played this tone that adults couldn't hear, but it annoyed the hell out of kids. Weird. http://news.com.com/A+ring+tone+mean...af+ears/2100-1 1395_3-6082685.html An experiment - my cats seem to be able to hear this. I can't. Bonnie in particular looked very annoyed with me when I kept replaying it. I had the laptop volume turned all the way up. http://graphics.nytimes.com/packages...0_RINGTONE.mp3 -- Cheryl I tried it and couldn't hear anything. I'll try it again later when Holly and Duffy are in the room to see if they react. I had heard of this experiment awhile ago but hadn't seen links to the audio (which really *isn't* audio to me). MaryL |
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Ring tone that's silent to adults?
On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:20:38 -0500, "MaryL"
-OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: "Cheryl" wrote in message ... On Mon 12 Jun 2006 09:57:12p, Cheryl wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes ): I don't get it. Are kids like dogs? LOL It's all over the news that there is a frequency that kids can hear and most adults cannot. It was said that when it was discovered, the tone was used in a store somewhere in Europe that had a teen population that the proprietors didn't want loitering, so they played this tone that adults couldn't hear, but it annoyed the hell out of kids. Weird. http://news.com.com/A+ring+tone+mean...af+ears/2100-1 1395_3-6082685.html An experiment - my cats seem to be able to hear this. I can't. Bonnie in particular looked very annoyed with me when I kept replaying it. I had the laptop volume turned all the way up. http://graphics.nytimes.com/packages...0_RINGTONE.mp3 -- Cheryl I tried it and couldn't hear anything. I'll try it again later when Holly and Duffy are in the room to see if they react. I had heard of this experiment awhile ago but hadn't seen links to the audio (which really *isn't* audio to me). MaryL I hear it, but you have to turn the volume up all the way. G Sort of like a mosquito buzzing. Hummmmm.... |
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Ring tone that's silent to adults?
On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:36:18 GMT, Mishi wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:20:38 -0500, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: "Cheryl" wrote in message ... On Mon 12 Jun 2006 09:57:12p, Cheryl wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes ): I don't get it. Are kids like dogs? LOL It's all over the news that there is a frequency that kids can hear and most adults cannot. It was said that when it was discovered, the tone was used in a store somewhere in Europe that had a teen population that the proprietors didn't want loitering, so they played this tone that adults couldn't hear, but it annoyed the hell out of kids. Weird. http://news.com.com/A+ring+tone+mean...af+ears/2100-1 1395_3-6082685.html An experiment - my cats seem to be able to hear this. I can't. Bonnie in particular looked very annoyed with me when I kept replaying it. I had the laptop volume turned all the way up. http://graphics.nytimes.com/packages...0_RINGTONE.mp3 -- Cheryl I tried it and couldn't hear anything. I'll try it again later when Holly and Duffy are in the room to see if they react. I had heard of this experiment awhile ago but hadn't seen links to the audio (which really *isn't* audio to me). MaryL I hear it, but you have to turn the volume up all the way. G Sort of like a mosquito buzzing. Hummmmm.... I could just barely hear it, but Cinders came into the room, meowing loudly. This would suggest that she heard it better than I did. -- John F. Eldredge -- PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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Ring tone that's silent to adults?
John F. Eldredge wrote:
On Tue, 13 Jun 2006 02:36:18 GMT, Mishi wrote: On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 21:20:38 -0500, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: "Cheryl" wrote in message ... On Mon 12 Jun 2006 09:57:12p, Cheryl wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes ): I don't get it. Are kids like dogs? LOL It's all over the news that there is a frequency that kids can hear and most adults cannot. It was said that when it was discovered, the tone was used in a store somewhere in Europe that had a teen population that the proprietors didn't want loitering, so they played this tone that adults couldn't hear, but it annoyed the hell out of kids. Weird. http://news.com.com/A+ring+tone+mean...af+ears/2100-1 1395_3-6082685.html An experiment - my cats seem to be able to hear this. I can't. Bonnie in particular looked very annoyed with me when I kept replaying it. I had the laptop volume turned all the way up. http://graphics.nytimes.com/packages...0_RINGTONE.mp3 -- Cheryl I tried it and couldn't hear anything. I'll try it again later when Holly and Duffy are in the room to see if they react. I had heard of this experiment awhile ago but hadn't seen links to the audio (which really *isn't* audio to me). MaryL I hear it, but you have to turn the volume up all the way. G Sort of like a mosquito buzzing. Hummmmm.... I could just barely hear it, but Cinders came into the room, meowing loudly. This would suggest that she heard it better than I did. I tried it at normal volume by myself, heard nothing. Turned up my volume to 3x my normal volume, and heard an almost ultrasonic squeal. All 12 cats were having an almost-midnight snack behind me, so I turned to look. Weeble was the only one affected, and he was looking around as if to say "wha wuz dat, Mommy?". I played it again, and he looked around more, then left the room. About that same time I noticed Betty's tail do the "I'm annoyed" twitch, but she didn't stop munching. |
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Ring tone that's silent to adults?
Cheryl wrote:
An experiment - my cats seem to be able to hear this. I can't. Bonnie in particular looked very annoyed with me when I kept replaying it. I had the laptop volume turned all the way up. http://graphics.nytimes.com/packages...0_RINGTONE.mp3 Aaaaaahhhh!! What is that!!!??? That felt like someone was cutting a hole in my ear with a dentist's drill! |
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Ring tone that's silent to adults?
Cheryl wrote:
On Mon 12 Jun 2006 09:57:12p, Cheryl wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes ): I don't get it. Are kids like dogs? LOL It's all over the news that there is a frequency that kids can hear and most adults cannot. It was said that when it was discovered, the tone was used in a store somewhere in Europe that had a teen population that the proprietors didn't want loitering, so they played this tone that adults couldn't hear, but it annoyed the hell out of kids. Weird. http://news.com.com/A+ring+tone+mean...af+ears/2100-1 1395_3-6082685.html An experiment - my cats seem to be able to hear this. I can't. Bonnie in particular looked very annoyed with me when I kept replaying it. I had the laptop volume turned all the way up. http://graphics.nytimes.com/packages...0_RINGTONE.mp3 EGAD! Missy *really* doesn't like it. She was curled up on my left arm when I played it. She MEOW!ed at me and left the room! -- Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe |
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Ring tone that's silent to adults?
"Cheryl" wrote in message ... On Mon 12 Jun 2006 09:57:12p, Cheryl wrote in rec.pets.cats.anecdotes ): I don't get it. Are kids like dogs? LOL It's all over the news that there is a frequency that kids can hear and most adults cannot. It was said that when it was discovered, the tone was used in a store somewhere in Europe that had a teen population that the proprietors didn't want loitering, so they played this tone that adults couldn't hear, but it annoyed the hell out of kids. Weird. http://news.com.com/A+ring+tone+mean...af+ears/2100-1 1395_3-6082685.html An experiment - my cats seem to be able to hear this. I can't. Bonnie in particular looked very annoyed with me when I kept replaying it. I had the laptop volume turned all the way up. http://graphics.nytimes.com/packages...0_RINGTONE.mp3 -- Cheryl I just played the audio link again, this type with Holly perched on the seat desk right beside the computer monitor (a place she often rests on when I'm typing -- if she's not marching back and forth in front of the monitor). Once again, I couldn't hear anything; but Holly immediately became alert and stared intently at the screen. She even acted slightly alarmed. MaryL |
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Ring tone that's silent to adults?
Cheryl wrote:
I don't get it. Are kids like dogs? LOL It's all over the news that there is a frequency that kids can hear and most adults cannot. It was said that when it was discovered, the tone was used in a store somewhere in Europe that had a teen population that the proprietors didn't want loitering, so they played this tone that adults couldn't hear, but it annoyed the hell out of kids. Weird. http://news.com.com/A+ring+tone+mean...3-6082685.html I heard something very faintly, but Caliban definitely heard it. He came looking for the sound and then climbed into my lap and wanted cuddles. It's hard to tell if Miranda heard it, because she doesn't respond much to noises from the computer. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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