Can you
imagine entering into a room where you can hear sounds of your body. It seems
not to be real but it is true. Such a place exists in this world and is known
as the quietest place on earth.
This room is
not just silent but it does not have even a small sound in it. Staying in this
room is very difficult for people.
The name of such a place on earth is ANECHOIC CHAMBER. The anechoic literally means without echo. These chambers are specially designed that they can
absorb sound rather than reflecting it. In
normal room when we speak even sound is bounced back from fans, ceiling, doors
and each and everything in a room which creates background noises. But when we
speak inside anechoic chamber sound waves are absorbed and no sound is left.
One of the most famous anechoic chamber was built in Redmond by Microsoft in their headquarters. This place is one of the
quietest places ever recorded and has sound level of -20.6 decibels which is
not audible to humans.
Silence at this place:
Normal sounds are:
·
A
whisper is of 30 decibels
·
Quiet
library has sound of 40 decibels
·
Normal
conversation is 60 decibels
Think that -20 decibel is very very quiet.in such an
environment there are no external sounds , no noise.
Hearing body sounds inside that room:
Inside such a place we can hear our
own body sounds which we cannot normally hear.
People who went inside this chamber
have told:
· They heard
their own heartbeat.
· They heard
their flow of blood in veins.
· They heard
the sound of their breathing.
· They heard
the sound of stomach contractions in their body which cannot be heard in normal
days.
These sounds exist in our every day
life but because of environmental noises you are unable to hear these sounds
when a person enters such a place the only thing he hears is his body sounds.
For many people it is very interesting
thing at first but later become uncomfortable for them.
PEOPLE ARE UNABLE TO STAY INSIDE THIS CHAMBER.WHY?
You must be thinking that being
inside a quietest place would be fun and it would be peaceful but it has been
recorded that people cannot stay in such places more than 30 or 60 minutes.
Because:
1.Loss of orientation:
Humans depend on sounds to
understand their surroundings when a person is in complete silence his mind
loses important cues. And it becomes hard for him to maintain a balance.
2. More sensitivity of earas:
When there is no sound then even a little
sound can be amplified in ears and can be overwhelming for a person.
3. Nervous issues:
Silence for more time can cause;
· Anxiety
· discomfort
· hallucinations
When there is no external stimulus
to brain then brain starts focusing on the inside of body and it is very
discomforting.
Famous sentence about such a place:
Most people describe the experience
of being in such a place like;
Trapped inside their own body
STRUCTURE OF SUCH PLACES:
Creating quietest place on earth is
not an easy task. It requires advanced engineering and design.
KEY FEATURES:
· This place
has sound absorbing walls. The walls
are covered with wedge shaped foam structures which absorb sound rather than
reflecting it.
· This place
is built on especially vibrant dampening
systems. This helps to stop noises like traffic or footsteps.
· There are
no flat surfaces in the room to prevent
echo. Everything is made to prevent sound reflection.
· The floor
is made of a mesh or in a susoended way so that noise cannot bounce from below.
All these structures help to make
this place noiseless.
USES OF SUCH PLACES:
You must
wonder that what would be the use of such quiet places anechoic chambers are
used for technological and scientific researches and findings.
Here are some uses of anechoic
chambers:
· Companies use
these places to test equipments like speakers microphones and headphones for
accuracy.
· Scientist study
how humans perceive sound and silence in these environments
· Tech companies
use these rooms to check devices like smart phones, hearing aids, etc
· Engineers use
these places to get help to design places to reduce noises in buildings.
So, this place seems to be absurd
but it has many uses in technology and science.
LESSON FROM SUCH A SILENT PLACE:
We learn from this place that
silence can be uncomfortable and can cause disturbance. Why we always think
that silence is peaceful and comforting. It also gives us a glimpse of nature
that our body is always active and is producing sounds even when we are doing
nothing. It is also a big achievement of humans.
People also ask?
Q.There any place which is naturally
so silent?
A.No, complete silent place like these
places does not exist. We can say that forests and deserts are quiet places but
these places also have some sounds of rustling of leaves wind and many other
background noises.
if you want to learn about another amazing place on earth which seems unreal then see this article on our website:
https://www.worldrecordshub.com/2026/04/tallest-man-of-history-robert-wadlor.html
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