Tag: noise pollution
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On Summer Heat in a Very Noisy Village
Reading Time: 4 minutesFor as long as I remember I have enjoyed summer heat. For a long time I lived in a house that was like a cave in summer. It would be 30°c outdoors but 21 to 25°c indoors. It felt like stepping into a cave when I got home. For a summer or…
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On The Caribana and Bad Sound Design
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis morning I noticedd that a wine Cave is having an event where they will make noise but it will stop at 22:00 because the law requires them to stop at that time. In the 21st century anyone can buy a loud sound system that could fill a village with noise pollution,…
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Of Films, Music Festivals and Mad Max
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the greatest problems with music festivals is that they can be noisy until three or four am for days in a row. This means that sleep is affected. It is because sleep patterns are altered that it is the perfect excuse to watch several hours of television a night for…
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The Curse of the Summer Music Festival
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the good old days noisy music festivals made sense, because technology was not what it is today. There was no choice but to build huge speaker stacks with huge amounts of power, to deafen an entire crowd of festival goers. It was also a different age, where attitudes to noise pollution…
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On Silent Walking and Having My Own Mastodon Instance
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn an ideal world Silent Walking would make sense. In an ideal world the environment where you walk would be quiet and free from distractions. How many of us live somewhere that is far from cars, road works, construction, farming and other noises? During my walks I hear the sound of a…
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The Environmental Impact of Construction Noise
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen people speak about construction they always think of the carbon footprint of construction but I’d like to take a look at the noise footprint of destruction of old buildings and construction of new buildings. I live close to a quarry. If I open the windows I can hear the noise of…
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A Ride in 35° Heat
Reading Time: 4 minutesYesterday I spent time in the sun in the morning, as a result of which I thought I would avoid going out in the heatwave. I changed my mind. Every Sunday a group of pétanque playing alcoholics play pétanque for several hours. They cheer, they laugh, they make noise, for hours in…
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The Noise Pollution of Caribana and Other Music Festivals
Reading Time: 3 minutesSummary In the 21st century technology exists that could make music festivals sound good for festival goers, whist not ruing the night of sleep for neighbours of the festival. I would like EPFL and other academic groups to work towards finding a way to make music festivals more considerate of neighbouring humans,…
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Music Festivals, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sleep Deprivation
Reading Time: 3 minutesFirst things First, I have had a lot of fun at festivals, and I have volunteered for a few. What I object to is the noise pollution. In the 21st century we could avoid that noise pollution, so we should. And now for the rant, now that I have told you I…
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The Lost Art of Silent Material Cutting
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor years now the noise in this village has been frustrating me. It is the noise of industrial cutting. The noise of an angle grinder on metal, of a circular saw on bricks, stone and wood. It is the constant wail of a circular saw cutting into something, every few seconds, or…