How Loud Can Sound Physically Get?

A simple question with a potentially existential answer 😂

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0:00 – The question
0:55 – How to measure
2:45 – Pressure waves
3:54 – Logarithmic scales
4:53 – Weber-Fechner Law
6:42 – Physical damage
8:05 – The Loudest Sound In History
9:45 – Whales actually aren’t that loud
11:01 – You’re a wave anyway

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