Thread: Is it possible to be around a sound so loud...

that it's impossible to hear? Perhaps an explosion? Keep in mind I'm talking about sound intensity and not frequency.

Something so Loud you lose hearing and don't know what you listened too

Wow, I have no idea!

Can you lose hearing SO quickly from the loudness that your brain doesn't register any sound?

I dunno but I'm curious now.

I figured something that loud would probably kill you.

But, I don't know.

Originally Posted by nitsuJ

I figured something that loud would probably kill you.

But, I don't know.

That would be cool..
Death doctor?... Death by sound..
Sounds like something at a death metal concert.
AHAH DEATH metal get it?

But to OP, I dont know. I wouldn't think so.

Yes I think so, and yes it would probably kill you

Originally Posted by NeoSioType

that it's impossible to hear? Perhaps an explosion? Keep in mind I'm talking about sound intensity and not frequency.

I think the main question is, is it possible for the compression wave to rip apart your brain before it registers the wave having hit the ear drum. I would guess no, since neural impulses travel faster than sound. Or in other words, no matter how hard you get pwned by a super nuclear shock wave, you should always hear an unbelievably loud bang a split second before dying.