In pop science getting things wrong: "Sperm whales are the loudest animal on Earth at 236 dB! That's enough to kill you!" Well, no. Sound pressure is measured differently in water and in air. Subtract ~61 dB for the equivalent SPL in air, 175 dB (same acoustic energy). And...
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Remember kids, it is not okay to read a research paper and go "number big, bigger number impressive, must write article" if you don't actually understand the subject matter.
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I can confirm from first hand experience that howler monkeys are very impressive. Looked like the mgm lion to me !
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a properly constructed thermoacoustic prime mover can take heat as an input and produce sound equalling or exceeding the amplitude of a flashbang grenade, except as a continuous sine wave
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