Thursday GKs- “Sound”

I have long thought of doing something informational, a little learning with a little fun 🙂 No tough book stuff, just simple facts gathered from here and there that is General knowledge in bite size.

This week,I did some reading on Sounds and they did sound interesting 😉 Without further ado-

• All different frequencies that the human ear can hear played at once, form the sound…. OOOMMMMMMM. This sound is referred to as the “sound of creation”. (Meditation is great !)

• Melophobia is the fear of music !

• If a human being yells for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days straight, he/she would produce enough sound energy to heat up one cup of coffee. ( Why do they do these experiments ? Renewable and free energy,I guess 😉 )

• To determine how far away a thunderstorm is from you: Wait until you see lightning, then count 1-Mississippi, 2-Mississippi, etc. until you hear thunder, and divide by 5. The answer will tell you how many miles away the storm is from your location. (Did you just wish for a Thunderstorm ? 😉 )

• The Loudest Sound till date is the Volcanic explosion in Islands of Krakatoa(near Indonesia) in 1883,creating Tsunami and massive destruction,the sound was heard in almost every part of the world !

Time for a mini Quiz,Answers in this Saturday Stories. Do join in as only you know what you guessed ! (No prior peeking/googling for answers 😛 )

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What do you think of this new segment,liked it, got bored ? Anything ? How often should I do it ? Once a week/2 weeks/month/none ?  I would be really glad to hear it from you 🙂