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Everybody look what's going down…”
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In our noisy world the lack of sound can be golden.
You might think that a library reading room or well-insulated basement is a quiet place, but compared to the anechoic chamber in Microsoft's audio lab, they're about as quiet as a jumbo jet.
The chamber, housed in Building 87 on the company's Redmond, Washington, campus, was recently verified by (who else?) Guinness as being the quietest place in the entire world, reaching an eardrum-bending -20.3 decibels. (Source)
Microsoft and others use chambers like this to test equipment for noise levels, to provide a perfectly silent environment for training voice recognition, and so on.
You can learn more about sound ratings and the B87 anechoic chamber at Microsoft's website.
Time for me to walk on down the road…
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