The Mosquito

[happythoughts 0]

No, not the obnoxious bug, the obnoxious sound device.

There is a range of frequency that teenagers can hear, but older people can't.

If you can hear it, it rapidly becomes annoying.
Convenience stores are using it to drive off loiterers.

Because only teenagers can hear it, some teenagers use it for their ring tone on their cell phones because their parents don't hear it.

Anyway, my buddy is a video guy, turned web guy, turned entrepeneur. He is marketing it now. His office is on the walking path at the park, so four of us were sitting on his back deck to play with it.

People over 30 just strolled by. There was one 25yo woman who could hear it, but it was no big deal until she stopped to talk to us.

It bugged the teenagers right away.

[moto89 0]

Got an mp3 or similar file of said frequency? I'm curious if I can hear it.

Less talking, more flying.

[happythoughts 0]

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Got an mp3 or similar file of said frequency? I'm curious if I can hear it.

clicky

I was surprised when the 25 yo woman said that she could hear it.

She was on her 4th lap around the path, so she said that she need to cool down for a second. After her heart rate slowed, she was able to hear it.

She said it would be annoying to listen to, for any length of time.

[Zenister 0]

ok i'm 37 and can hear it.. it sounds a lot like the tinnitus i had for 2 days from being front row at a Motorhead concert in a tiny tiny gym in Bessemer ..Tinnitus

depending on volume that could be very very annoying..

direct link to the noise

this definitely qualifies as 'noise pollution' in my opinion... I expect law suits to follow shortly..

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[popsjumper 2]

You want to annoy teenagers?
Too late...parents already have a lock on that.




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[happythoughts 0]

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You want to annoy teenagers?
Too late...parents already have a lock on that.

"Stop singing and finish your homework."

The thing that probably annoyed them the most is that we were sitting in the deck chairs, drinking refreshing beverages, and they couldn't.

[Icon134 0]

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ok i'm 37 and can hear it...

I'm only 33 but I too can hear it... it's very annoying... I'm quite certain my dad wouldn't be able to hear it thought.

Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife...

[skymama 35]

I couldn't hear it. I'm going to ask my teens if they can. That's interesting!

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[MikeJD 0]

It's in use here in the UK in some areas - apparently there are about 3,500 installations already.

The Children's Commissioner (didn't even know we had one until now) says the Mosquito should be banned because it infringes young people's rights. Not sure about that - some teenage gangs are responsible for plenty of infringement themselves - but between this and the incredible amount of CCTV surveillance we have now, I feel more like a lab rat every day.

Edited to add: just played the sound file and I can hear it. Pretty unpleasant.

Help! I'm being repressed!

[warpedskydiver 0]

I can hear that, I am 46 and have some hearing loss/tinnitus.

I try to not expose myself to loud noises etc, unless I have ear pro on.

[warpedskydiver 0]

Females may have more difficulty hearing higher frequencies.

Not in all cases though.

[jm951 0]

I can hear it and I know I have some hearing loss (age 50, too many loud noises- cars, guns, tools). It might be that my loss is not the same freq as the buzz, but it sure would be quite annoying.

[lawrocket 3]

I could hear it - slightly. Yeah, it'd suck.

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[Dumpster 0]

Couldn't hear it one bit myself - But then I'm 45 with a raging case of tinnitus.

Next time Nancy is over with her 14 yo son I'll ask him about it.

About all the CCTV in GB - (and elsewhere) Welcome to 1984, eh?

Easy Does It

[airtwardo 6]

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ok i'm 37 and can hear it.. it sounds a lot like the tinnitus i had for 2 days from being front row at a Motorhead concert in a tiny tiny gym in Bessemer ..Tinnitus

depending on volume that could be very very annoying..

direct link to the noise

this definitely qualifies as 'noise pollution' in my opinion... I expect law suits to follow shortly..

I can hear it...very annoying.

Got some real weird looks from the pups too!

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[ifall 0]

<----33, hear it, annoying!!! Reminds me of a bad case of Tinnitus as well.

[DangerRoo 0]

yep, 32, and I agree

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[faulknerwn 37]

37 - definitely can hear it!

[Peej 0]

I'm 27 and i can't hear it, too much clubbing maybe?

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[Brittentay 0]

im 21 and i couldnt hear a thing

[Peej 0]

well that makes me feel a whole lot better

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[Brittentay 0]

well i dont feel better at all!!


edit to say: I found another clip on a different website, and if i turn the volume all the way up, i can just barely hear it. but it was enough to make my eyes water, so maybe we should be glad we cant!!!

[ryoder 1,411]

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I can hear it...very annoying.

Annoying isn't the word for it; It's more like having a screwdriver jammed in my ear!

"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones.

[Shell666 0]

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ok i'm 37 and can hear it..

I'm 41 and I could hear it.

And yes, it's annoying.

'Shell

[LisaM 0]

<--- 34 and heard it just fine.

~ Lisa
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