A fun experiment.

[69rs]

I just found out that it works well on my 20 something year old employees!

[Tim_in_NC]

Man, that hurts my ears... I hear it too well ... a 30 yr. old fart here...

My 42 yr. old co-worker couldn't hear a thing... Neat!

-TIM

[hdesign]

That was freakin annoying!

Note to self: Turn down computer volume BEFORE putting on earphones.

My father has a sonic mosquito repellent that he uses to walk the dogs. It sounds exactly the same. May parents can't hear it. Sometimes he forgets to shut it off and if I happen to visit them I hear that same noise as soon as I walk in! I usually spend 10 minutes looking for the stupid thing so I don't lose my mind!

Same thing with the people who have the sonic critter repellant alarms bordering their property, it drives the dog and I nuts on walks. My wife just looks at me like I need a straightjacket! (probably do for other reasons.)

[BuddyP]

Wow! I'm 30 and Ouch! But I am sitting right in front of the computer too, maybe I wouldn't hear it a few feet away??

It sure freaked out the Cat though

[TonyL]

i have found that the cat, neighbors dog, my wife and kids, and the birds outside, HATE this sound. Now i've got a way to keep them 'damn kids off my lawn.

[nancejd]

I can hear it and I'm 33. I'd hate to have that as a ring tone, it does hurt my ears.

[shmoov69]

Hmph, go figure, my wife and I can both hear it. And we're not 20 anymore. But then we can both hear if a TV is on before we come in a room... You know that high pitched sound? Err, maybe you don't Tony

This reminds me of when I was in grade school and they test your hearing... Ok, now put on the headphones and when you hear a noise, raise your hand...

I am the exact same way! If my wife turns off the dish, and the TV is still on it makes that "electrical" sound. That kind of thing drives me insane! Espically when I ask someone else "do you hear that?" and they look at me like I am stoopid!

[6'9"Witha69]

Got home and turned it up. only a faint flat beep type sound to me. The baby (10 months old) had a fit! Then started laughing.

[Joe_Rocket]

My wife can hear it, but I gotta crank the volume up way high to hear it. The strange thing is that to me it's so faint and just a plain single tone. But it's definately metally disturbing, even though it's not that loud. It's just like that particular note has some real negative resonance with your mind. I'm not sure how to describe it except to say it's like the feeling you get when your eyes witnessed something disturbing happening, but in this case, it's your your ears, and you're not sure what it was. Call me strange, but did you get a real disturbing feeling in near the end of the movie Casino when they killed Joe Pesci's character with a bat? That didn't sit well with me seeing that for several hours after. That sound is almost like that kind of negative effect.

[neki67]

43 (in a couple of days) & I can hear it. No problem. I'm also one of these people who can hear the high pitch tone when the tv is on.

[zbugger]

I can hear it just fine. And I can hear that stupid TV sound from three rooms away. Talk about annoying. I might listen to my metal loud as hell, but I still have good hearing.

[OHCbird]

I call BS (OK- 85% BS). I fly a 4-engine turboprop aircraft for a living & could hear it just fine.

[Steve68]

The G/F couldnt hear it, but I got some crappy speakers at home!

[zero g]

I gotta crank the volume up way high to hear it.

Same here @ 45.

[landyacht67]

I don't hear it, but my computer at work doesn't have speakers.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

ill tell you what tho.. that gave my timpanic membrane like 30 more horsepower!

[NovaPwr]

Hmmmm.....I'm 48 and could hear it just fine, turned it down and still heard it. Walked outside and still heard it. When the Morning Show on CBS aired this the other day the wife and I heard nothing. Ya know, maybe they were just messin with us old people and never even really played anything! hehehe....Maybe all these years of wearing my hearing protection has paid off! lol.

Dave

[formula]

Ugh...that gave me a headache. Not cool. I'm 19 and would hate to have that on my phone.

I played it for my little sister, who has abnormally sensetive hearing...she flipped. You would have thought I was holding a knife to her throat. Wild.

[Kenova]

I'm pushin' 52 and can't hear it, and that my friends is even more irritating.
Ken

[romar 02 SS]

OK I heard it...volume all the way up, ear pressed to speaker. No problem and I'm only 44... I SAID I'M ONLY 44.