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It is said that silence is gold. But in the US there is a room, which is so low that be in it for a long time, it is simply impossible. People can survive in the "anechoic" room a maximum of 45 minutes. This room is able to absorb 99% of sound 99 and is included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most peaceful place in the world. If you are too long in it, then you may even be hallucinating.





The room used fiberglass acoustic platform thick almost meter, double walls of sound-absorbing steel and concrete thickness of 30 cm. The founder of the laboratory Orfild, which created the room, Stephen Orfild, he said: "We carried out an experiment: how long can a person survive in this room In the dark. The maximum time-45 minutes ».



"People are adapting to the silence. But the quieter the room, the more sounds you hear. You can hear the beating of his heart, the lungs, stomach rumbling. In this room, the human body becomes the source of sounds. "And it's great confusing, so you need to sit in one place. "You are guided by the sounds that you hear when you go," says Orfild. "In an anechoic room, you do not have such an opportunity.»



Some manufacturers use the room to determine how loud operate their goods (mobile phones, switches, car dashboard, heart valves) .Also the room is used to determine the quality of the sound. Mr. Orfild with his team helps some manufacturers, for example, the company Whirlpool-think of a metaphor to describe what it was like the sound of instruments developed.



NASA also uses the room to test astronauts. They are placed in a tank filled with water, which is located in a room and watch "how much time will pass before they will begin to appear hallucinations, and whether they can cope with them." Mr. Orfild compares the silent space with a huge space, so it is important to astronauts stay focused.



Mr. Orfild himself in the room could hold as much as 30 minutes in spite of the irritating sound of his artificial heart valve, which was surprisingly loud.



Translated specifically for fishki.net

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