Today, I found out that my brother is adamant that if he records silence, then listens to said silence at full volume, it'll improve the headphones' noise-blocking abilities. I live with a complete idiot. FML
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Eggs6131 14
For all the people who don't get it, my brother recorded about a minute's worth of silence on his little MP3 player, so he could listen to said recording at full volume. He thought if he listened to this recording of nothingness on a loop at full volume, it would make his earphones act like earplugs, cancelling out any noise made. #8, still laughing at that "I'm sorry? I can't hear you for all this silence blasting in my ears". #22, he's fifteen :
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BntyHntrSeattle 30
Tell him if he talks with them on, his mom can't hear him. That should be fun to watch.
frip_fml 9
I hear an idiot.
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frip_fml 9
I hear an idiot.
Blueglasscup 18
I guess he's talking about burning in headphones but mistook playing white noise for playing silence
\ 28
He must also think that falling trees in the middle of a forest don't make noise.
vipirius 18
That's still stupid because burning in headphones makes then sound better, not improve their noise blocking.
Warmonger_Smurf 29
But with his "improved" headphones he can't hear you.
Zintrix 6
Hey don't knock it until you try it. What if he is right, then what?
crackz12 10
#49 if nothing with eardrums is around who's to say it does? Also, theoretically, listening to white noise at a high volume will cancel out more noise then off headphones. It just won't be silent.
Lavitz Slambert 13
the laws of sound and motion, for every action their is a reaction. hence the tree fell and it made noise hitting the ground.
Applesarefum 9
oh congrats on finally finishing your 5th grade science worksheet #72
BirdieCurls 25
Wait, what did anyone say about falling trees being silent?
TheComedyAudio 29
But you'll go on to college and he'll still be stuck at home with his experiments
CallMeMcFeelii 14
And one day he'll come up with something so ******* crazy, some billionaire will throw money at him to continue his research. While OP's stuck with student loan debts. If you don't know anything, experiment, it'll get you somewhere you never expected to be.
BntyHntrSeattle 30
Tell him if he talks with them on, his mom can't hear him. That should be fun to watch.
sarah6786 14
Or farting in public/ taking a loud shut on a public toilet.
saraitkddh 47
calm down satan
The_Paladin 16
I had to read that a few times. .. wtf?
yellowaholic 25
Yeah me too, I really don't understand what his brother was thinking.
EnnSler 8
lol, same here
sexygirl25 3
WTF = Why the face?
DocBastard 40
Haven't you ever heard that the silence is deafening? Sounds to me like your brother is an idiot.
Soloman212 28
I could have sworn that was going to end with "genius".
olpally 33
He just went full retard, never go full retard. Wow. Lmao.
shesaywha 19
Please never say that again.
CallMeMcFeelii 14
I know it's from a movie and everything but I try to refrain from saying "retard". I used to say that all the time, but I dated this girl who's brother was a little special. She pretty much trained me to stop using that term. It's pretty damn rude for someone to say such a thing, I was young and dumb, but I grew out of it. It's just something people should realize it's not a word you just toss around. Trust me, my vocabulary is anything but clean, that's just something I'll never say anymore. Not trying to patronize you or anything, just giving you my input.
kayteakay 26
My younger brother has Down Syndrome and wears a shirt that says "I may be handicapped but you're retarded". He finds it hilarious. Some people don't take the word so seriously.
olpally 33
It's from a movie. Relax. I understand not to bring it up in normal conversations. Thanks for your input mcfeeli. I'd never say it in public or anything like that.
OzzMonster 10
Perhaps you lost the moral high ground when you referred to the little brother as being 'a little special'? Where I come from that is just as patronizing as saying 'retard'...
CallMeMcFeelii 14
I never said I was an upstanding citizen with morals that reach the sky. And I wasn't criticizing anyone. Like I did say, I know it's from a movie and I wasn't trying to come off as a self righteous twat. I don't know what galaxy you're from but I never thought "special" and "retard" were on par with one another. I ain't here to tell you what's wrong or what's right because I'm no prime example myself, I just thought I'd put my 2 cents in there.
juturnaamo 29
Your brother sounds ******* awesome.
Roskie 16
Or you live with someone whose logic and reasoning skills are so advanced that we ordinary people can't understand.
TaliaAmaraS 13
"I'm sorry! I can't hear you over the silence blasting in my ears." yah that makes totally sense.....
BirdieCurls 25
it makes TOTALLY sense.
TaliaAmaraS 13
oh bah, I had just woke up and I combined "that makes total sense" and "that totally makes sense". My mistake for commenting before I was awake
TheComedyAudio 29
And now that I think about it, that's like saying "Turn the tv up! I can't see it...."
cmayer 20
Well see in my house that means my moms trying to pay attention to the news but she's cooking in the kitchen and can't see the tv...
Nova900 17
Where's the problem? It would work with monitors and colors you don't like to see: Using them with full power makes this colors burn out (on CRTs). Maybe this thing works with headphones, too? (Of course there are better ways to archive these effects.)
Welshite 40
Yes; like a filing system.
DocBastard 40
Nova - Raising the volume of nothing gets you more nothing, is that what you're saying?
LordAres_fml 9
Let's simplify it. Turning up the volume multiplies what is recorded. If silence (nothing) is recorded you are multiplying the volume by 0.
Nova900 17
There are nearly always background noises.
ItsMeDiegoG 8
Are you by any chance OP's brother?