Dead Paul wrote:
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> On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:38:39 +0100, johannes wrote:
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> >
> >
> > Cynic wrote:
> >>
> >> On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:49:04 GMT, "Mrcheerful"
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >> Get yourself some air conditioning, then you can sit comfortably with
> >> >> the windows up.
> >>
> >> >That probably was with the windows up !!
> >>
> >> The OP stated that he had to have the windows down because of the heat.
> >>
> >> > I know it has happened to me,
> >> >suddenly finding the car or van resonating, it doesn't even appear to
> >> >be music and actually vibrates the whole vehicle. I agree though,
> >> >there is nothing to be done about it legally, so the worst way is pull
> >> >over and let a few vehicles go past.
> >>
> >> Unless it is an exceptional circumstance, it is unlikely that you will
> >> stay within range for longer than 10 minutes. The annoyance is probably
> >> more to do with thinking, "How dare they!" rather than the level of
> >> sound being any more annoying of itself than many other noises we put up
> >> with without hardly noticing.
> >>
> >> Just shrug, smile ruefully and think to yourself, "Kids, eh?" You'll do
> >> yourself more damage getting worked up about it than shrugging it off.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Cynic
> >
> > I strongly disagree. The level was so loud that I thought my car was
> > broke.
>
> That's right, some of these idiots employ extremely powerful amplifiers
> ranging up to 1 or 2 KW rms. They even have their own moronic version of
> motorsport contest called db drag /whatever shit. They basically just boom
> out a single tone as loud as they can and measure it from outside the
> vehicle - I think the external sound pressure levels reach into the
> 160 db levels.
Yeah, it must have been on of those from http://www.dbdrag.com/ Sad morons, IMO. |