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Decibel Level Charts, also known as Noise Level Charts, is a series of exploitable graphs showing the relative decibel levels of various common sounds, typically ending with a hyperbolic example at the end of the scale representing something perceived by the creator as very loud.

Origin

On June 19th, 2016, Redditor vanjavk submitted a chart titled "Decibel Scale (dBA)" with "Civilization V opening theme" and "Dark Souls 2 grass" listed above a jet takeoff in noise production (shown below). Prior to being archived, the post received more than 14,100 points (87% upvoted) and 800 comments on /r/pcmasterrace.[6]

Decibel Scale (dBA* 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Civilization V opening theme Dark Souls 2 Grass 150 Jet Takeoff 140 Pneumatic Riveter Hammer Drill Rock Concert 124 114 105 Chainsaw 110 100 90 80 Motorcycle Tractor/Hand Drill 97 Lawn Mower Vacuum Cleaner City Traffic 78 Conversation 65 Air Conditioning Unit 60 Floor Fan 50 Electrical Transformer 45 Refrigerator Hum Rustling Leaves Pin Falling 40 Sources: 30 15

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On February 21st, 2017, the Irreverent Italian Memes Facebook[5] page posted a "Decibel (dB) Range Chart," which ranked "Italian conversation" as the highest dB above "Gunshot, Metal concert" (shown below, left). Within six months, the post gathered upwards of 11,000 reactions, 5,000 shares and 1,200 comments. On May 25th, Redditor whatagaein7 submitted a photoshopped chart representing "a shampoo bottle falling off the ledge in the shower" as a higher decibel level than a "jet take-off" (shown below, right). Within three months, the post received more than 2,000 points (96% upvoted) on /r/me_irl.[2]

Decibel (dB) Range Chart 0dB Threshold of human hearing 10dB Breathing 20dBWhisper, Light snoring 0dB 40dB 50dB 3 Quiet room Moderate snoring Conversation 60dB Busy street, Alarm clock 70dBHairdryer, Noisy restaurant 80dB 90dB Loud radio Bass drum IIO 100dB Subway train 110dB Industrial noise 120dB Jet Plane take off 130dB Gunshot, Metal concert 99 dBItalian conversation

On August 30th, Redditor Davethemann submitted an edited version of a decibel level chart from the infographic database Chart Valley[1] ending with "two black chicks" at the far end of the scale (shown below, left). Within 14 hours, the post gained over 11,900 points (81% upvoted) and 220 comments on /r/dankmemes.[3] That day, Redditor BattleCat13 submitted a variation with Chanty Binx at the end of the scale labelled as "a feminist" (shown below, right).[4]

Loud Rock Concert Shotgun Blast 100 110db 115db 140db 165db 194db Two Black Chicks Motorcycle Jet Engine
Loud Rock Concert Shotgun Blast 100 110db 115db 140db 165db 194db Motorcycle Jet Engine A feminist

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External References

[1] Chart Valley – Free Printables Decibel Chart Example

[2] Reddit – me irl

[3] Reddit – Loud shit

[4] Reddit – 🅱️EMINISTS

[5] Facebook – Irreverent Italian Memes

[6] Reddit – Levels of sound


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Decibel Level Charts

Decibel Level Charts

Updated Feb 13, 2018 at 07:33AM EST by Y F.

Added Aug 30, 2017 at 12:36PM EDT by Don.

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About

Decibel Level Charts, also known as Noise Level Charts, is a series of exploitable graphs showing the relative decibel levels of various common sounds, typically ending with a hyperbolic example at the end of the scale representing something perceived by the creator as very loud.

Origin

On June 19th, 2016, Redditor vanjavk submitted a chart titled "Decibel Scale (dBA)" with "Civilization V opening theme" and "Dark Souls 2 grass" listed above a jet takeoff in noise production (shown below). Prior to being archived, the post received more than 14,100 points (87% upvoted) and 800 comments on /r/pcmasterrace.[6]


Decibel Scale (dBA* 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 Civilization V opening theme Dark Souls 2 Grass 150 Jet Takeoff 140 Pneumatic Riveter Hammer Drill Rock Concert 124 114 105 Chainsaw 110 100 90 80 Motorcycle Tractor/Hand Drill 97 Lawn Mower Vacuum Cleaner City Traffic 78 Conversation 65 Air Conditioning Unit 60 Floor Fan 50 Electrical Transformer 45 Refrigerator Hum Rustling Leaves Pin Falling 40 Sources: 30 15

Spread

On February 21st, 2017, the Irreverent Italian Memes Facebook[5] page posted a "Decibel (dB) Range Chart," which ranked "Italian conversation" as the highest dB above "Gunshot, Metal concert" (shown below, left). Within six months, the post gathered upwards of 11,000 reactions, 5,000 shares and 1,200 comments. On May 25th, Redditor whatagaein7 submitted a photoshopped chart representing "a shampoo bottle falling off the ledge in the shower" as a higher decibel level than a "jet take-off" (shown below, right). Within three months, the post received more than 2,000 points (96% upvoted) on /r/me_irl.[2]


Decibel (dB) Range Chart 0dB Threshold of human hearing 10dB Breathing 20dBWhisper, Light snoring 0dB 40dB 50dB 3 Quiet room Moderate snoring Conversation 60dB Busy street, Alarm clock 70dBHairdryer, Noisy restaurant 80dB 90dB Loud radio Bass drum IIO 100dB Subway train 110dB Industrial noise 120dB Jet Plane take off 130dB Gunshot, Metal concert 99 dBItalian conversation

On August 30th, Redditor Davethemann submitted an edited version of a decibel level chart from the infographic database Chart Valley[1] ending with "two black chicks" at the far end of the scale (shown below, left). Within 14 hours, the post gained over 11,900 points (81% upvoted) and 220 comments on /r/dankmemes.[3] That day, Redditor BattleCat13 submitted a variation with Chanty Binx at the end of the scale labelled as "a feminist" (shown below, right).[4]


Loud Rock Concert Shotgun Blast 100 110db 115db 140db 165db 194db Two Black Chicks Motorcycle Jet Engine Loud Rock Concert Shotgun Blast 100 110db 115db 140db 165db 194db Motorcycle Jet Engine A feminist

Various Examples

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External References

[1] Chart Valley – Free Printables Decibel Chart Example

[2] Reddit – me irl

[3] Reddit – Loud shit

[4] Reddit – 🅱️EMINISTS

[5] Facebook – Irreverent Italian Memes

[6] Reddit – Levels of sound

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