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Originally Posted by lateapex
They better include cars and trucks exhausts in this too, just to be fair you know. Don't forget sound systems too.
Noise is noise, no matter what the source.
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Exactly.
fyi -
• 140 Jet engines
• 130 Shotgun firing, jet takeoff from 100 to 200 feet
• 120 Boombox, thunderclap
• 110-140 Rock concert
• 110-125 Stereos over 100 watts
• 110 Chainsaw, jackhammer
• 105 Snowmobile
• 103 Jet flyover at 1,000 feet
• 100 Garbage truck, cement mixer
• 98 Farm tractor
• 97 Newspaper press
• 85-90 Lawn mower, blender
• 70-90 Recreational vehicle, television
• 84 Diesel truck going 40 mph at 50 feet
• 80 Average city traffic, garbage disposal
• 78 Washing machine
• 75 Dishwasher
• 70 Vacuum cleaner, hair dryer
• 50-65 Normal conversation
• 50-60 Quiet office
• 40 Refrigerator humming
• 30 Whisper
• 20 Rustling leaves
• 10 Normal breathing
Source: National Institute On Deafness And Other Communications Disorders