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    Jun 12, 2006, 07:59 AM
    A Ring Tone That Adults Cannot Hear (with MP3)
    http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/12/te...gy/12ring.html

    The mp3 file link is on that web page. Sadly I cannot hear it, probably due to attending way too rock concerts as a youngster.

    Can you guys hear it?
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    Jun 12, 2006, 08:05 AM
    I couldn't hear it. When I get home I'll have the kids listen to it and see if any of them can hear it.

    If this turns out to be true, I will be amazed.
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    #3

    Jun 12, 2006, 08:21 AM
    It is true Rick, sadly.
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    Jun 12, 2006, 08:23 AM
    OMG, I can't wait to get home and try it.

    I'll see who hears it louder, Rae (12) or Johnny (4).
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    Jun 12, 2006, 09:10 AM
    I heard it and DAMN that hurt! My eyesight isn't fantastic though so it's meant that my hearing is pretty good. Plus the fact that 23 isn't that old.

    You can tell Need reads The Register
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    Jun 12, 2006, 09:20 AM
    Lee,
    I'm a Digg kind of guy.
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    Jun 12, 2006, 09:52 AM
    I could hear it, but only if I turned my head to the side..

    It's cool, but can this pitch really be loud enough for someone to notice when they are busy doing other things?
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    Jun 12, 2006, 10:05 AM
    My 14 year old son could hear it at any volume. I cranked up my speakers to max (that would normally blow you out the door) and I could hear it...
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    Jun 12, 2006, 10:34 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by phillysteakandcheese
    I could hear it, but only if I turned my head to the side...?
    Me too but only in the left ear
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    Jun 12, 2006, 10:45 AM
    EHHHH its telling me demo version expired
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    Jun 12, 2006, 10:53 AM
    Well Trash Metal Gigs haven't completely killed my hearing I can hear it. Not bad for an old fart ;)

    My cats love it too
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    Jun 12, 2006, 11:01 AM
    We're having fun with it at the office. Apparently age is only one factor that will determine if you can hear it or not. Your lifestyle with regards to sound will affect it e.g. loud concerts, F1 races (been there, loudest event I've ever been too), etc.

    I wonder if this can be a wake up call to the iPOD generation would are cranking up the tunes in their earbuds?
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    Jun 12, 2006, 11:20 AM
    UFFFAAA I'm curious now... want to see whether I hear it or not!
    Why is it telling me demo expired?
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    Jun 12, 2006, 11:28 AM
    Rick, Ben, is there any way to add an mp3 as an attachment to the original message? I saved the file from the NYT site.
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    Jun 12, 2006, 11:31 AM
    As an old fan of Ozzie Osbourne,Deep Purple,The Who,and Formula 1,aka Silverstone,I can't hear a bloody thing.Er... I am using Mozilla 1.7.13.Am going to try Firefox,then Redmond ver 6.0 (IE).

    Oh God if I'm deaf,I'l never hear South Park again! :D


    Update... nope... still can't hear it... hallo... hallo..
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    Jun 12, 2006, 11:55 AM
    I HEARD IT!! I am 42 and I heard it, but I have the ears needed to raise teenagers and be able to know what is going on behind my back. LOL
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    Jun 12, 2006, 12:19 PM
    I have been to my share of rock concerts, Ozzie, Def Lepard, Van Halen and the like. But I can hear it. To me it sounds like the high pitched squealing that a television makes when you first turn it on.
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    Jun 13, 2006, 01:38 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by Krs
    UFFFAAA im curious now... wanna see whether i hear it or not!
    Why is it telling me demo expired?
    Demo version of what?! Whatever MP3 player you were using must have expired. Instead of left clicking the link to hear the sound, right click it. Choose "Save As". Save it to your desktop. Then go to yuour desktop, right click on the file, choose "Open With..." and select Windows Media Player.
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    Jun 15, 2006, 12:54 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by NeedKarma
    http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/12/te...gy/12ring.html

    The mp3 file link is on that web page. Sadly I cannot hear it, probably due to attending way too rock concerts as a youngster.

    Can you guys hear it?
    ack!! my ears! I would never get that ringtone even if my teachers in school can't hear it. Its hurts my ears. >_< Even when i turn down my speakers volume to almost nothing.
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    Jun 15, 2006, 01:11 PM
    I really don't get what the big deal is here. Every cellphone has a silent mode that causes it to vibrate rather then sound a tone. How different is that from a tone that some people can't hear?
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