Friday, July 4, 2008

The Loudest Band Ever

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#3 Deep Purple (117 decibels)

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#2 The Who,126 decibels, measured at a distance of 32 metres from the speakers at a concert at Charlton Athletic Football Club

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#1 The heavy metal band Manowar at 129.5 decibels in 1994 in Hanover.

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That's pretty loud: same as standing next to a jet plane taking off. Damage at 85Db, and rapidly increases as sound levels go up. It takes only two hours a day at 100 to do permanent damage to your hearing.

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