#the pollution pollution noise pollution

[unluckystreak]

Americans have done nothing but complain about traffic for DECADES but when you go “ok. what if we weren’t forced to do all that car-centric nonsense then?” suddenly everyone would rather die than have more than one way to get from A to B

[cringecorp]

[onii-pamn]

Sleeping on that damn mattress all those fics are talking about

[acti-veg]

“We normalise the abnormal, and accept the unacceptable. Remember that more than 80 per cent of people live under light polluted skies, and two-thirds of Europeans are immersed in noise equivalent to constant rainfall. Many people have no idea what true darkness or quiet feels like.

Within that inexperience, vicious cycles begin to spin. As we desecrate sensory environments, we become accustomed to the results. As we push the animals away, we get used to their absence. As the problems of sensory pollution grow, our willingness to address it subsides. How do we solve a problem that we don’t realise exists?”

-Ed Yong, An Immense World

[crabussy]

for the record I think wind turbines are beautiful and are not a stain on any landscape and the sounds they make are beautiful and whenever I see one I am filled with love for human innovation and hope for the future of clean energy and if they needed to be built close to my house I would go YAYY ^_^ WAHOO ^_^ WIND TURBINE!!

[breelandwalker]

[newyorkthegoldenage]

The junk man's calls of "I cash clo'es, and ra-a-ags," accompanied by the cacophonous sound of cowbells, came to the attention of the city's Health Department, ca. 1929, which was trying to reduce the noise level.

Photo: Underwood Archives/pixels.com

[novelistparty]

one of my many dreams is that Seattle would enforce the noise ordinances relating to automobiles

[buttermander]

THE UPDATE CAME AND HEAR ME OUT -THE CIRCUS TOONS ARE CIRCUS " ANIMALS "

You see this clearly references a 3 man thing yet we only know one of them , I have a genuine idea on what they could be based on the fact that Looey is based on an inanimate object resembling an animal, specifically a species seen in circuses during the 1900s. So what if the others are also toons based on inanimate objects that resemble animals often related to old circuses.

My current idea is that the other two circus toons are a sock puppet snake ( the one toon with no actual limbs, yet they do trapeze of all things ) and a stuffed animal that's either a lion or a tiger ( maybe a white tiger for style. Probably fitting as the voted on leader of the group by the other two). The troupe are literal circus animals but also objects a child could feasibly recognize, what do you think, could my idea be possibly accurate? Also if you want you could come up with good names for them, maybe references to actual famous circuses or performers from the 1900s. I'm curious to know what you guys would interpret the other two members of the troupe as until they officially get revealed.

[twig---verginix]

I need to read the early chapters of pokespe again... especially the Yellow chapter. RS understands the League as a sort of quasi-government, an organization that works collaboratively for the betterment of the region in times of crisis... but if I'm thinking about Kanto and trying to apply that same structure to them, half those fuckers were straight up EVIL. They were CAUSING the crises. I'm thinking from the perspective of, like, Misty. Or Blaine. Did they have to have meetings around a big table with all the gym leaders? Do the Rocket-affiliated leaders try to hide their intentions, or are the sinister vibes just completely out in the open? Does Blaine have to keep a straight face after his dramatic departure from Team Rocket knowing he's gonna have to see three of those assholes at Other Work in the morning. And I KNOWWW Giovanni did not come to the office parties did Brock like even know him?? Have they met?? AND THEN THE ELITE FOUR?? DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE ELITE FOUR. WHY WAS THE KANTO LEAGUE SO INSANE. Misty is like TWELVE.

[mindblowingscience]

A new study by Deakin researchers, published in Science, proves that traffic noise exposure in baby birds directly interferes with their development, which causes severe and long-lasting harm to those chicks. In previous studies, both baby birds and their parents were exposed to noise. This new study reveals for the first time that noise is detrimental to the young, even when the mother isn't exposed. Bird embryos develop outside the mother's body and can be artificially incubated, so it is possible to manipulate an embryo's experience without manipulating the mother.

Continue Reading.

[baylardian-1]

i dont have anything profound to say about this one lmao it happened to me irl one time

[carionto]

I'm gonna go for a quick run

Being on space stations is all well and good fun. And work. And people. Most of whom you like. And snacks. God, space snacks are the best, half the time the Aliens who bring them are like:

"We read this may be poisonous to Huma

They never get a chance to finish that sentence before I grab whatever it is and munch it down. Pretty much every time it's real spicy or oddly invigorating, it's a nice pastime learning what everyone's shocked expressions look like. Okay, I've had to go to the clinic a few times, and one time I was in a coma for two weeks, but I'm still alive and kicking!

There is the downside of all the noise when everyone talks. The translator unit does dampen to almost nothing everything it translates, but my left ear is sensitive so I tend to take that unit off whenever I'm off the clock. Let me tell you, when everyone is used to hearing everything in their tongue at normal volumes, many end up developing a much louder natural voice.

It gets real confusing sometimes. One thing I have begun to notice is the accents - everyone has very distinct ones. The translator normally renders in a neutral tone, and only adds a slight tinge for the more culturally prominent accents so people understand they are from a different major section of their respective race. But without it, there's so much to each language. At this point I can recognize twenty different clicking sounds that are the same word for this one species.

However, the cafeteria is a hellhole. A radio emitting white noise in a blender that's being microwaved is a peaceful and melodic tune compared to the mixture of thousands of every conceivable noise an organic creature could make. And many more I thought they couldn't - what kind of nightmare anatomy makes a sound that I can only describe as a sickly polystyrene foam mule getting squeezed in a rusty vice.

What kind of ears think that sounds okay?

What kind of noise do they make when making l

actually I don't wanna think about that

I'm just...

gonna go for a run now.

_____________________

Several minutes later.

Among the friendly chatter and typical gossip you find at lunch hour, people started hearing a rhythmic thumping sound regularly coming and going. After the third round, someone decided to investigate and opened their pad to tap into the public camera system. Switching from one to another, they suddenly screamed and dropped their device in shock.

It was Human Hanson. He was in his protective suit. Running in laps.

Around the OUTSIDE of the station!

[meirimerens]

do you love/like your small hometown? i grew up in a small town, and, nuance and manners aside, i hate it. couldn't wait to get away to the city.

I do. Man I do. It took me a while to start actively missing it (took moving out to the city. lol.) and growing up I didn't like it that much but now I'm realizing Man I truly took like. Calm and quiet for granted. I took seeing fruit trees in bloom for granted I took quiet nights and view on the mountain for granted. I'm not built for the city bro I love all the convenience a city brings and I will miss them when I move but I'm Not Cut Out For All That Noise And Crowd Man. Born to be a hermit forced to study in the city.

[myimaginaryradio]

Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution - AC/DC