Loudest things in the universe?

[Riddla]

Been googling on this subject and have found interesting stuff. The blue whale hits over 180db but keep in mind that its on water. The shuttle exceeds 210db at the ignite source. Talk about power geez. I hve heard space is loud especially near a star. Discuss

 

[BLK03SVT10TH]

Krakatoa when it went off on the 1800's was heard over 2200 miles away. Don't know what kind if dB Level that calculated out to, but it's sure louder than a Whale or the Space Shuttle.

 

[DaleM]

My -ex in the courtroom when the judge ruled against her getting alimony!

 

[Riddla]

Krakatoa when it went off on the 1800's was heard over 2200 miles away. Don't know what kind if dB Level that calculated out to, but it's sure louder than a Whale or the Space Shuttle.

Not sure abiut google though. Something about the atmosphere having an impact on the limit of db

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[BLK03SVT10TH]

I guess if the Big Bang could have made a sound, that would have been pretty loud.

 

[BLK03SVT10TH]

A little more from Google.

The Tunguska event was a massive explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya (Under Rock) Tunguska River in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia, at 7:40 AM on June 30, 1908. The explosion was most likely caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet fragment at an altitude of 5 to 10 kilometers (3–6 mi) above Earth’s surface. It was measured with the similar impact of a 1000-Mega-ton bomb with a decibel rating 300-315. This is often considered to be the loudest single-event in history.

 

[Riddla]

A little more from Google.

The Tunguska event was a massive explosion that occurred near the Podkamennaya (Under Rock) Tunguska River in what is now Krasnoyarsk Krai of Russia, at 7:40 AM on June 30, 1908. The explosion was most likely caused by the air burst of a large meteoroid or comet fragment at an altitude of 5 to 10 kilometers (3–6 mi) above Earth’s surface. It was measured with the similar impact of a 1000-Mega-ton bomb with a decibel rating 300-315. This is often considered to be the loudest single-event in history.

Interesting, but we know sound travels at 700+ mph so does that mean the sound has already passed us? Since we are assuming chunks of mass were thrown way faster than that. Did the sound hit us 65 mya? But I assume sound travles much faster in space

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[Riddla]

Off topic but I have a theory that perhaps is silly. I believe the universe expands and the collapses producing a big bang and thus repeating the cycle over and over.

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[Silver2003Cobra]

the current universe, as we know it, probably the detonation of a star such as R136a1 (estimated 265 times the mass of Sol)

 

[Jimmysidecarr]

But I assume sound travles much faster in space

:dw:

The loudest thing in the universe would still be completely silent if it happened in the vacuum of space.

True story.

 

[Zimm11]

top fuel dragsters and funny cars when your like 20 yards away...thats about the loudest thing i remember hearing in my lifetime so far!

 

[Riddla]

:dw:

The loudest thing in the universe would still be completely silent if it happened in the vacuum of space.

True story.

But I have heard Dr deGrasse say space is loud not sure what he really means but I agree. Probably missheard. 290db if it was actually heard which I think its pretty low. Here on earth would be be 120db do wonder face

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edit, viewing this from the pc seems confusing. Phone posting ftl!

 

[Keith Stone]

Interesting, but we know sound travels at 700+ mph so does that mean the sound has already passed us? Since we are assuming chunks of mass were thrown way faster than that. Did the sound hit us 65 mya? But I assume sound travles much faster in space

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What??? :dw:

 

[joeg215]

This is the quietest place in the world. The Quietest Place on Earth - Orfield Labs - AudioJunkies

Background noise of -9.4 dba

 

[Riddla]

What??? :dw:

Like i said, phone posting ftl!

What i mean is......

I was writing a whole paragraph but to make it simple....

The big bang was a gun, the galaxies/planets were the bullet fragments that fired. The sound came later (even in space)...so even after the galaxies and planets(fragments) were settiling after billions of years. The sound started to catch up to those fragments. Just compare the speed of light to the speed of sound, even in space light is much faster than sound.

Perhaps that sound shockwave brough an asteroid to earth 65 mya (which means, sound was 65 m/y behind the light? Just bringing ideas.....:shrug:.....

 

[joeg215]

Like i said, phone posting ftl!

What i mean is......

I was writing a whole paragraph but to make it simple....

The big bang was a gun, the galaxies/planets were the bullet fragments that fired. The sound came later (even in space)...so even after the galaxies and planets(fragments) were settiling after billions of years. The sound started to catch up to those fragments. Just compare the speed of light to the speed of sound, even in space light is much faster than sound.

Perhaps that sound shockwave brough an asteroid to earth 65 mya (which means, sound was 65 m/y behind the light? Just bringing ideas.....:shrug:.....

Thats definitely some out-of-the-box thinking. I don't think sound travels in space though.

 

[thomas91169]

But I have heard Dr deGrasse say space is loud not sure what he really means but I agree. Probably missheard.

he probably meant loud as in background noise/radiation.

the universe is a very loud place, but not in the audible sense.

 

[Uncle Meat]

4 Top Fuel dragsters running WOT side-by-side at Zmax is pretty frickin' awesome as far as extremely loud sounds go. No idea what the combined db level is. One TF dragster by itself at WOT is about 150db.

U.M.

 

[DirtyD916]

:dw:

The loudest thing in the universe would still be completely silent if it happened in the vacuum of space.

True story.

+1. Audible noise is vibrations in air. If space is a vacuum then how is there any sound for an event to be "heard"? Someone explain because now I'm confused.

And if that event in Russia was 310db then WOW. I really can't comprehend anything over 130.

 

[carnut101]

Perhaps that sound shockwave brough an asteroid to earth 65 mya (which means, sound was 65 m/y behind the light? Just bringing ideas.....:shrug:.....

Like Jimmysidecar said, sound doesn't exist in a vacuum. The sound (waves in the atmosphere) would be produced once the asteroid physically entered the atmosphere. The sound wouldn't be too far behind, considering it would only have to cover a distance of a few miles.

Then again, it's been a while since I've been in a physical classroom. Let's see what Mr. Snover has to say.