Can you hear the "Mosquito"? : ATOM 0.3

Can you hear the "Mosquito"?

In response to cb__'s post. This is the sound they are talking about when they mention a high pitched sound only teens can hear. I can still hear it. Can you?

fatheraust @ 4/25/2008 6:03:33 PM

my volume was down quite a bit, and I could barley reach up to turn off the player...that noise is PAINFULL!!!!who ever recorded that should be drug out and shot..

gammerus @ 4/25/2008 1:18:24 AM

I wasn't sure that I was hearing anything at all, I thought my ear was just ringing. But the sound is definitely there.

MurderousKitty @ 4/24/2008 9:22:38 PM

Strange Stuff...im not even a teenager?!
The highest pitched ultrasonic mosquito ringtone that I can hear is

http://media.ultrasonic-ringtones.com/tones/19916.mp3

It would be so fun playing this to someone with a hangover.

Cruel, but fun.

dexhol @ 4/24/2008 9:13:19 PM

« JoshSF49:Interesting:

See what the highest frequency you can hear is:

Link

It guesses your age based on what frequency you can hear. Mine got my age dead on.

OK, DO NOT play the 8 hertz one with a cat in your lap. They do not likey!! Ow, so many scratches...

mewhitenoise @ 4/24/2008 7:54:57 PM

« JoshSF49 : I find a hard time believing that ANYONE can listen to that.

Internet...you are strange..this song actually shows them as having some (emphasis on some) talent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuZwnC9rB-A&feature=related

mewhitenoise @ 4/24/2008 7:49:56 PM

« ImagiCreator : WOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

It says I'm 20 years old.

I'm 32!!!

Now if only my looks were like my hearing. I'd be unstoppable.

Hmmm I'm a typical teenager according to this, but I am 19 so I would expect to be closer to the 20 level......nice.

pocksucket @ 4/24/2008 7:48:25 PM

I could hear it plain as day, so I went to the frequency test thing and it said I was either a dog or a mosquito, because I shouldn't be able to hear that high (21.1khz).

I'm a fair few years out of my teens.

Killerbean @ 4/24/2008 6:51:57 PM

It's inside my head!!! Make it stop!

CJWokie @ 4/24/2008 6:44:52 PM

nope

lumberjack @ 4/24/2008 5:38:05 PM

I heard it, or them. The voices, I mean. They said "Get a gum, and climb the tower. Get a gum. You need a gum." What's that? a gum?

I'm going to keep playing it though until I figure it out. In my experience, it's always best to obey the voices.

donteatpoop @ 4/24/2008 5:37:08 PM

28. I heard it. No volume adjustment or anything.

I'd also like to add that I hate that f**king sound, so thanks a lot zumacrum. When my TV makes that sound, I smack the hell out of it until it stops.

Boomshank @ 4/24/2008 5:21:47 PM

I'm going to call that my speakers and my headphones aren't good enough to play such high frequencies.

I'm in my *cough* thirties and I can hear the whine of a real mosquito just fine. This one didn't register though.

Yeah. Bad equipment. That's it.

*wanders off*

*forgets where he was wandering*

jpgarciam @ 4/24/2008 5:03:35 PM

I couldn't actually "hear" it, but I got a buzzing sensation in my ears that's still bothering me.

psycmoe @ 4/24/2008 4:59:18 PM

I can't hear anything. :(

A'course, I also have a liquid-filled head right now.

JoshSF49 @ 4/24/2008 4:41:10 PM

« scobrakid : they say that only teenagers can hear this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysUjYAi0WcQ

I find a hard time believing that ANYONE can listen to that.

scobrakid @ 4/24/2008 4:35:50 PM

they say that only teenagers can hear this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysUjYAi0WcQ

cb__ @ 4/24/2008 4:18:13 PM

Thanks, zumacrum..for a fun and interesting post and for the mention too. :)

I can hear the 21.1 and I'm..um..not a teen. :D

Rowangrey @ 4/24/2008 4:13:32 PM

Did I mention the sucking?

Also wanted to add that it's been several minutes and I now have a headache and my nose is stopping up.
*grumble*

Rowangrey @ 4/24/2008 4:13:30 PM

I suck.

Rowangrey @ 4/24/2008 4:13:27 PM

I can hear it very clearly when I turn my speakers up all the way. It actually causes my molars to buzz, and my sinuses to hurt like I've recently been sneezing. Not pleasant.
I tested myself afterward by turning my speakers back to normal level and playing it. I couldn't hear it anymore, but my teeth and sinuses still felt it... just not as harshly.

zumacrum @ 4/24/2008 3:58:44 PM

« JoshSF49 : Interesting:

See what the highest frequency you can hear is:

Link

It guesses your age based on what frequency you can hear. Mine got my age dead on.

Evidently, I'm not even a teen yet. I gots me some good ears.

Kurt311c @ 4/24/2008 3:54:30 PM

i heard it and still hear it... it set off one of those annoying ringing in your ears effect...
now it wont go away... lol s**tty

BLANSETTBABE @ 4/24/2008 3:32:15 PM

« JoshSF49 : Interesting:

See what the highest frequency you can hear is:

Link

It guesses your age based on what frequency you can hear. Mine got my age dead on.

I could hear the 19. It said that I am really young or take good care of my hearing. When I played in the marching band at Ok State we were taught to be really careful with our hearing because it is very useful for those who were majoring in music. I didn't really heed that warning, but I am glad to know that I still have the hearing of a kid at the age of 26. Yay me!!!

icepigs @ 4/24/2008 3:26:09 PM

« chinook : You worked with helicopters? That's neat! Are you an av. engineer?

I hate that loud noise gap between the helicopter landing beside me and me getting my headset/earmuffs on. So loud, and the little 500's are the worst!

No, I was an Aviation Ordnanceman. IYAOYAS!

I worked on the AH-1W (an occasional AH-1J) and the UH-1N. I got to occasionally (read: very, very rarely) get to play door gunner in the Heuy.

Here's me in the magazine aboard the USS Tripoli (in 1990-91) standing in front of some Hellfire missiles. Watch out girls, I'm too sexy for my shirt in this picture!

chinook @ 4/24/2008 3:07:11 PM

« icepigs : After working underneath turning helicopters for 6 years AND going to almost every Hair Metal Concert in the late 80's and early 90's....I have significant hearing loss in both ears.

I know that I will probably need hearing aides by the time I'm 50.

[sarcasm]Thanks for rubbing salt in my wounds...[/sarcasm]

You worked with helicopters? That's neat! Are you an av. engineer?

I hate that loud noise gap between the helicopter landing beside me and me getting my headset/earmuffs on. So loud, and the little 500's are the worst!

icepigs @ 4/24/2008 3:04:29 PM

After working underneath turning helicopters for 6 years AND going to almost every Hair Metal Concert in the late 80's and early 90's....I have significant hearing loss in both ears.

I know that I will probably need hearing aides by the time I'm 50.

[sarcasm]Thanks for rubbing salt in my wounds...[/sarcasm]

direwookiee @ 4/24/2008 2:59:25 PM

I'm 15 and this freaking noise causes me excruciating pain in my head; it feels like someone is stabbing me in the temples.

Some wise asses in my History class decided to play it and see if our relatively young teacher could hear it. I gasped in pain when it came on and barked "TURN THAT OFF NOW, PLEASE". The teacher couldn't hear it but the rest of the class noticed.

As a side note, I have a friend a year or so older than I who cannot hear the noise.

mobase @ 4/24/2008 2:53:54 PM

After 20 years of standing on stage in front of a drummer, the highest I can hear is 14.1 khz. I'm deef.

chinook @ 4/24/2008 2:46:59 PM

« bluenutria : I heard this too. I think there are sounds that are higher in register than this sound. Some sounds are completely inaudible to those over 20.

It's in too high a register?

All I can think of is....

suebe @ 4/24/2008 2:46:54 PM

You are in your twenties
You can still hear reasonably well and you can play this without my old fart colleagues hearing it which makes you feel kinda good.

The highest pitched ultrasonic mosquito ringtone that I can hear is 15.8kHz

That just made my day!

02browns @ 4/24/2008 2:45:11 PM

I'm 16 and i can hear it, but for some reason it doesn't annoy me. Which is great i guess!

ImagiCreator @ 4/24/2008 2:43:21 PM

« JoshSF49 : Interesting:

See what the highest frequency you can hear is:

Link

It guesses your age based on what frequency you can hear. Mine got my age dead on.

WOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

It says I'm 20 years old.

I'm 32!!!

Now if only my looks were like my hearing. I'd be unstoppable.

coldbladed @ 4/24/2008 2:37:28 PM

I'm 25 and I can hear it.
Some kids are actually using it as a ring-tone in class so that the teacher can't tell when they're texting back and forth.

ImagiCreator @ 4/24/2008 2:36:19 PM

« clscott645 : I am 32. I could hear it with my right ear but not my left.

I am only half old. :P

Me, too. Only I can hear it with my left and not with my right.

dexhol @ 4/24/2008 2:34:16 PM

I can't hear it at all unless I put the speaker against my ear. Damn I feel old. And I'm only 24...

beckinacea @ 4/24/2008 2:34:07 PM

« bunnysutra : I didn't hear anything but my head felt a strange sort of pulsing. weird.

I couldn't hear it, but I had the same effect... had a bit of a pulse in my head, only when my computer AND speaker volume were turned up to the max. God help me if I had received an email during those few seconds... the "ping!" sound would have blown me across the room!

Is that what it's supposed to sound like?

Kitsune86 @ 4/24/2008 2:34:01 PM

« JoshSF49 : Interesting:

See what the highest frequency you can hear is:

Link

It guesses your age based on what frequency you can hear. Mine got my age dead on.

Cool

You are about 20 years old
The teen repellent will no longer foil you, but you can still hear some pretty high tones.

The highest pitched ultrasonic mosquito ringtone that I can hear is 16.7kHz

bunnysutra @ 4/24/2008 2:29:51 PM

I didn't hear anything but my head felt a strange sort of pulsing. weird.

JoshSF49 @ 4/24/2008 2:27:51 PM

Interesting:

See what the highest frequency you can hear is:

Link

It guesses your age based on what frequency you can hear. Mine got my age dead on.

Nicky666 @ 4/24/2008 2:26:09 PM

Mid-thirties and didn't hear a thing

Skippii @ 4/24/2008 2:12:22 PM

Strange.
I could hear it just fine, and I thought I had bad hearing.

clscott645 @ 4/24/2008 2:05:12 PM

« Maven : Mid 30's here...I hear it, and 'feel' it in my ears. Like a sudden change in air pressure, maybe? Not pleasant. Any store that had that playing would immediately lose my business.

Yes, I felt it too. And now, after hearing and feeling it, it has been 5 minutes or so and I feel funny in my ears.

bluenutria @ 4/24/2008 2:03:54 PM

I heard this too. I think there are sounds that are higher in register than this sound. Some sounds are completely inaudible to those over 20.

clscott645 @ 4/24/2008 2:01:34 PM

I am 32. I could hear it with my right ear but not my left.

I am only half old. :P

bluenutria @ 4/24/2008 1:59:09 PM

« chinook : I don't think it's so much a mossie sound as it is an electronics sound. TV's and old-school moniters always sound like that and it drives me nuts. My phone charger does the same thing, too.

I'm not a teen, either, I'm almost 24!

I remember that sound as a child, but I can't hear it anymore. I'd go batty hearing the whine coming from my TV. Now I don't hear it.

When I was student teaching last year, I had students play that sound in class. Oblivious, I would teach on, while students would cover their ears.

Maven @ 4/24/2008 1:52:57 PM

Yeah, we know that. :p

vexingmodstwo @ 4/24/2008 1:49:59 PM

« Maven : Mid 30's here...I hear it, and 'feel' it in my ears. Like a sudden change in air pressure, maybe? Not pleasant. Any store that had that playing would immediately lose my business.

You're special... ;-)

Maven @ 4/24/2008 1:47:44 PM

Mid 30's here...I hear it, and 'feel' it in my ears. Like a sudden change in air pressure, maybe? Not pleasant. Any store that had that playing would immediately lose my business.

tvirus @ 4/24/2008 1:47:03 PM

It just sounds like the noise a TV makes when it's on. A little annoying, but nothing too bad.

vexingmodstwo @ 4/24/2008 1:43:13 PM

From the article I gathered there's no set year at which one can hear or not hear the sound. So far, all you sub-25 year olds fit within their range of effectiveness.

It's us late 30s folks that are well past the threshold, I think.