Noise on the Tube
January 30th, 2007If only….
People with loud music carrying through their headphones is a pet hate of mine and many others. You’ve probably seen this ad on the Tube with the invisible man, presumably playing music as loudly as he likes as he’s wearing noise cancelling earplugs.
But would they work on all Lines on the Tube? When I travelled on the Northern Line or even entering a tunnel on the Piccadilly Line, I would normally turn up the volume and often forget the levels and gradually get used to louder and louder music.
You can usually find an expert to confirm most theories and Professor Prasher head of University College London’s Audiology unit found that the squealing on the Victoria Line was such that you needed ear protection:
“I am shocked by the levels that we actually recorded. They were peaking at 118dB which is quite horrendous. The squealing and […]
Original post by Annie Mole and software by Elliott Back
