friendly competition
There is an enormous party going on nextdoors, so enormous that it sounds like the bass reverberations are coming from upstairs when they are visibly coming from 511. To combat the bass, my roommate and I decided to play my Boston Acoustics subwoofer demo track, typically used to show off the reach of a new home theater subwoofer to drooling customers. It has a constant 20Hz tone in it that shakes anything, in addition to a bass-featuring track.
We played it as loud as our living room could handle. The 20Hz tone was shaking the floor foundations, a piece of paper laid on it would flutter. When the four minutes were over, next door became even louder. But I’m in no mood for more. They will tire out by the time I’d ready to lay myself to sleep. And if not, there’s always the cops who are just down the street. They’re typically eager for something to bust.
Now that I think of it, we have a subsonic subwoofer in the lab (can play 5-20Hz). Subsonic tones aren’t actually heard as much as they are felt. And not really felt, but subconsciously intercepted. You “hear” a 10Hz tone and you feel nauseous. That’s pretty much what it’s like. Oh well. Next door is getting louder by the song.
October 28th, 2007 at 2:48 am
Well Ryan…it would seem it would have been time for a midnight bike ride. Or! Invite yourself over and eat all their party food.
October 28th, 2007 at 9:18 am
well people don’t really provide food at parties, at least not here. it’s kind of a low-return addition for party hosts. really, all of those people are just showing up for some cheap beer. that’s pretty plain to see. and hear, in my case.
and if i go on a midnight ride on a saturday night, i would be killed. i don’t ride after sundown unless i am picking up groceries or having my subversive meetings with deviants. mainly groceries.