THE VIDEO SHELF · anechoic chambers and silence
Testing if 60 minutes of silence drives you crazy
Veritasium's Derek Muller spends an hour in a silent, dark anechoic chamber at BYU to test the claim that 45 minutes is the most anyone can bear. He reports on his experience and other people's reactions.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN links it in threads about silence and quiet rooms, as a good first-hand look at the anechoic chamber that debunks the madness myth.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Veritasium
- Topic
- anechoic chambers and silence
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 6
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2014–2019
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From the original HN conversations
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There's a nice Veritasium video of an anechoic chamber here, with different people's reactions to it: [VIDEO] I've been in sensory deprivation tanks, but never in an anechoic chamber (yet). However, I'm sure I'd love it. Many people live their life fleeing themselves, fleeing the …
white-flame on Hacker News · 2017-04
In A New Yorker's Quest for the Perfect Amount of NoiseIt's really not that bad. Some people find it unsettling, but many find it kind of relaxing. Derek from Veritasium has a good video on it for the interested. [VIDEO]
Baeocystin on Hacker News · 2019-09
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