Because inside the world s quietest room noise doesn t bounce off the walls as normal creating an absence of sound that disturbs visitors to the point of hallucination.
Can you visit the world s quietest room.
My trip to the world s quietest room my girlfriend maia also an audio nerd gave me one of the best birthday presents ever a tour of the world s quietest room.
The world s quietest room is located in orfield labs in minneapolis and it is an anechoic chamber.
One of the quietest sounds that can be heard in a quiet room calm breathing clocks in at 10db.
Members of the public visit from around the world almost.
A normal quiet room has a sound level of about 30 decibels while humans can only hear sounds that are above 0 decibel.
The guinness book of world records bestowed this title on the anechoic chamber at orfield labs in minneapolis minnesota.
But even such a reasonable idea can go too far.
The idea was to create walls floor and ceiling that absorb sound rather than have it bounce off as it does generally.
When it s quiet ears will adapt.
Everybody seems to be looking for a little peace and quiet these days.
The quieter the room the more things you hear.