Move along the decibel range from silence to the loudest noise ever.
- Facts about the decibel range, for example:
- 0dB is the threshold of human hearing.
- A quiet office is around 30dB, and a home stereo is around 80dB.
- At 190dB, the eruption of Mt Krakatoa in 1883 could be heard 3200km away!
How loud is too loud?
0 dB (decibels)
Threshold of human hearing – 30 dB
A quiet office – 80 dB
Typical home stereo – 100 dB
Subway train – 130 dB
Pneumatic drill – 140 dB
Rock singer screaming into microphone – 155 dB
Jet engine close – 190 ...
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