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For reference, the loudest sound ever on earth was 180dB https://wikipedia.org/wiki/1883_eruption_of_Krakatoa

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[-] rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works 125 points 2 months ago

The decibel scale is logarithmic, meaning that a 20,000 dB sound would carry an unimaginable amount of energy.

A hypothetical 20,000 dB sound would have an overpressure of approximately 5 x 10^499 atmospheres, enough energy to obliterate the Earth instantly.

[-] applebusch 12 points 1 month ago

Just to put this insane pressure scale into context, the core of a neutron star is estimated to have a pressure of 1.6 x 10^34 pascals.

[-] Hoimo@ani.social 6 points 1 month ago

1 atmosphere is 100 kPa, so you'll have to take 5 zeroes off, but when the magnitudes aren't even in the same magnitude, it doesn't really matter.

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