Chapter
The Science of Decibels
05:13 - 08:43 (03:30)
Understanding the scale of decibels can be tricky, as it's not a linear relationship. A difference of just 10 decibels can mean a sound is 10 times louder or even 100 times louder.
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A pitch for a murder mystery movie with a similar setting to Twin Peaks, where a stranger investigates a murder in an unlikely place.
ChapterThe Science of Decibels
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The difference between decibels isn't consistent, with 30 decibels being 100 times louder than 10 decibels.
06:20 - 08:43 (02:23)
Decibels
Summary
The difference between decibels isn't consistent, with 30 decibels being 100 times louder than 10 decibels. Despite this, decibels are still used widely to measure variations in volume.