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Inside the World's Quietest Room
05:24 - 14:19 (08:54)
The anechoic chamber is the quietest room on earth, where no sound can penetrate and background noise measures -9.4 decibels, deadening all noise, including movement of the human body, causing aural hallucinations and also stress.
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Orrfield's anechoic chamber, which absorbed 99.995% of sound, has helped improve the sound of different products, from mattresses to dishwashers, by preventing the reflection of sound waves off hard surfaces.
05:24 - 09:54 (04:29)
Summary
Orrfield's anechoic chamber, which absorbed 99.995% of sound, has helped improve the sound of different products, from mattresses to dishwashers, by preventing the reflection of sound waves off hard surfaces. Orrfield bought the building in 1990 to enlarge his company's capacity for product research and development.
ChapterInside the World's Quietest Room
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘Could I Survive the “Quietest Place on Earth”?’
PodcastThe Daily
A narcoleptic individual decides to enter an isolation chamber, and describes the experience of fighting sleep and the stillness of complete darkness within with humor and insightful recovery mechanisms.
09:54 - 14:19 (04:25)
Summary
A narcoleptic individual decides to enter an isolation chamber, and describes the experience of fighting sleep and the stillness of complete darkness within with humor and insightful recovery mechanisms.