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Move along the decibel range from silence to the loudest noise ever.Key facts
- Facts about the decibel range, for example:
- OdB is the threshold of human hearing.
- A quiet office is around 30dB, and a home stereo is around 80dB.
- At 190dB the eruption of Mt Krakatoa in 1883 could be heard 3200km away!
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How loud is too loud?
0 dB (decibels)
Threshold of human hearing
30 dB
A quiet office
80 dB
Typical home stereo
100 dB
Subway train
130 dB
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