The Worst Sound In the World
Some diligent researchers at the University of Salford (a Greater Manchester University) are looking for the worst sound in the world, and they'd like our help in deciding what it is. If you're feeling up to it, you can go to The Hunt For the Worst Sound In The World, listen to their sounds, and rate them. I didn't work through all of the sounds, just the first few, but they weren't so bad. There were sounds of a baby crying, nails on a blackboard, a chain saw. Apparently I have a higher tolerance than some people, though—things that I would rate at a 1 (the lowest reaction on the scale) got an average score of 3.3. I don't know if they have the sounds that really bug me: things like people chewing with their mouths open or cracking gum. I'm not sure I could stand to listen to that long enough to rate it. Via That Rabbit Girl.
posted by Amy @ 3/22/2006 04:43:00 a.m.
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I was doing sound effects for a drama once and had to find a good puking sound, so I was trying them all out on my computer to see which one sounded best. My wife comes upstairs to ask if I'm alright because she thought I was violently ill. Anyways... to me, that has to be one of the worst sounds in the world.
Oh wow--I'd forgotten about that as an option for "horrible noise." Yes, pretty unpleasant.
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