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Decibel Table - Comparison
Chart |
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1 |
0 (N) beginning of
hearing, a mosquito 10 feet away
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10 |
Absolute silence,
ATT-BELL Laboratory "Quiet Room" |
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13 |
Ordinary light bulb
hum |
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15 |
A Pin Drop from a
height of 1 centimeter at a distance of 1 meter
-REF.1.2003 |
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18 |
Quiet Sound Room
Background Noise level |
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20 |
Quiet Whisper from
5 feet |
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30 |
Quiet Bedroom
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35 |
Soft Music
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40 |
A whisper
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45 |
Minimum Street Noise |
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50 |
Average Home |
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60 |
Conversation Speech |
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70 |
Vacuum from 3 feet
away |
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80 |
Curbside of Busy Road |
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90 |
Diesel truck, 30 feet
away |
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100 |
Very Loud Music
From a Speaker |
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110 |
Chainsaw, 1m
distance |
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120 |
Threshold of
discomfort |
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130 |
Threshold of pain |
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140 |
Jet aircraft, 50 meters away |
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