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Mosquito ring tone
My dad told me about this. I hadn't heard of it. It's a cell phone ringtone that is pitched at a frequency that most people over 30, supposedly, can't hear. It's based on a device that is used by British shopkeepers to repel unwanted teenagers from their stores.
You can download and listen to it (if you can hear it) here: http://www.jetcityorange.com/MosquitoRingtone.html
I can hear it, but barely. It's definitely at the very upper limit of hearing for me (and incredibly annoying -- it's like the high-pitched whine that some electrical equipment makes, such as an old TV set). Now I'm very curious what it sounds like to other people.
You can download and listen to it (if you can hear it) here: http://www.jetcityorange.com/MosquitoRingtone.html
I can hear it, but barely. It's definitely at the very upper limit of hearing for me (and incredibly annoying -- it's like the high-pitched whine that some electrical equipment makes, such as an old TV set). Now I'm very curious what it sounds like to other people.
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It's a very electrical-sounding noise. Ironically, I wonder if it's *less* annoying to teenagers because they're used to being surrounded by whining electrical equipment?
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They're probably half-deaf from blasting iPods too loud more than anything, the teenagers. Probably can't hear it anyways.
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Ahahaha! Too true!
"You damn kids! Back in MY day, we destroyed our hearing with Walkmans! CASSETTE TAPES! It was HARD! We had to CRANK that sucker! And then the tape would get wound up in the gears and we'd have to stop and untangle it! You kids, going deaf without half trying, you don't know how good you got it!"
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"Say Skeezix, what's that thing you're carrying around with both hands?"
"Why, this mamajamma's my eight-track, suckah!"
"You mean it's portable now?"
"Yeah, only weighs eight pounds!"
"That's fly!"
"Yeah, sweet mono sound too!"
Tape decks.
Jezus, we're OLD. :P
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I remember the first time I listened to stereo headphones on a Walkman. It was my sister's, and I was incredibly jealous. It blew me away; it was like the COOLEST THING EVER.
Excuse me for a minute, I have to go shake my cane at the DAMN KIDS on my lawn again.
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Bless lifetime warranties. I haven't bought a new pair of studio headphones in over 15 years.
Stop making me laugh. I'm supposed to be pissed off, incontinent or squeezing oranges at the supermarket on 10% senior citizen's day.
Whippersnapper!