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This Is The Quietest Place On Earth

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Even though you might wander out into the wild in search of a place where sound no longer interferes with your senses, you will find that sound is everywhere. What we call silence is actually not the actual meaning of the word itself. There is only a handful of places on this planet that can even be called silent. The noise of everything in mankind, the wind, and even your heartbeat keeps your environment from becoming completely silent. So what does the quietest place on earth sound like? To understand it, you first have to know what silence really is. The fact is, the record for someone staying in the quietest place on earth is 45 minutes. After that amount of time, the person couldn’t stand it anymore.

Do you think you could do better? The thing is, this room, which is located in Minneapolis and is housed in the Orfield Laboratories, is a build to marvel over. The room, called an anechoic chamber, is built in a way that completely destroys any noise that might travel inside its walls. It’s basically a room filled with noise traps that keep sound from bouncing anywhere (if there is any).

If you stand in the room by yourself, you will notice that it quickly becomes unbearable. Why? Because the silence actually starts making a noise of its own. Your senses will be heightened, and very soon you will start hearing the blood in your ears pulsate and your heart pumping away. Even your breathing becomes an annoyance. It can be quite a traumatic experience. This room has been recognized by the Guinness Book Of World Records as the quietest place on earth. Next time you wish for a quiet place, think of this one and know it can actually be a horrific experience. It’s much more enjoyable to have a little noise around you. After all, we are alive, so why not enjoy the sound of life itself, right?

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Image Credit: [Bruce Kluckhohn]


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Richard Darell is the founder and CEO of Bit Rebels, a multifaceted online news outlet that reports daily on the latest developments in technology, social media, design and everything geek. Today this media entity welcomes more than 2.5 million unique visitors per month and is considered the go to place for people in constant motion. As an Internet entrepreneur, he is dedicated to constantly trying to develop new ways to bring content faster and closer to the end user in a more streamlined way. His excitement for statistics has allowed him to further develop systems that continuously produce accurate and fast-paced analytics to better optimize the approach by which Bit Rebels presents news and content. His graphic design background has proven to be an important tool when designing new systems and features for Bit Rebels since the development of solid and stable code depends entirely on their structure and implemented procedures. Richard currently resides in Stockholm, Sweden and directs the Bit Rebels offices in both Stockholm and Atlanta. You can reach Richard at richard@bitrebels.com

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