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[Phys-L] Re: Sound

I suspect that subjectively evaluated loudness depends on how noisy the
environment is. And I guess that the difference between the day and
nigh is minimal when one is very close to the source of sound;
everything else being identical.

Ludwik Kowalski
Let the perfect not be the enemy of the good.


On Friday, Jul 15, 2005, at 13:41 America/New_York, Jim Green wrote:

My son, who is sometimes bored out of his skull in Iraq, asks the
following:

At 10:22 15 07 2005 , the following was received:

Mortars sound louder at night here. Why?

Comments???
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