I've heard it several times. Always early in the day. I would say it lasts about ten to fifteen seconds, and its loudness peaks about half way through. It sounds like its coming from the west. Any ideas?
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Many factories and industrial sites use these sirens as a "knock-off" sign. It means its time for the workers to go home, a shift change, or signifies something is about to happen on one of these sites, such as a crane dropping its load. They have them in Japan as well. Scared the hell outta me when i was deployed over there the first time i heard it.
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"Alice's Restaurant."  by Arlo Guthrie. It's 18 1/2 minutes long. Of course, I'd probably be screaming for death after the 4th or 5th time around.
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the outside noise makes them do this.
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Just tagged it on Shazam (if you're in the UK, dial 2580 and hold the phone up to loud music. Then it'll hang up after 20 seconds).\n\nIt is called Itt Van a Gummimaci and is by Gummibär and Leon Mancilla and Tonekind.
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Yes sometimes. I don't like it that loud. Its ridiculous.
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I have no idea...sounds like a nice song though. Where'd you hear it?
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someone will come along and answer this better than me! but i think its something to do with the fine hair things in our ears (forget what there called) they get bent down during loud nusic, they try to get back to normal and create this sound while trying to get back to normal.(am i making any sense here) my ears are ringing now as i have just come in from a club!
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Sounds pretty gansta to me!!!!!
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well I am from Hawaii where it rains alot. I mean alot. In fact the island next to where I am from is the wettest land mass on the planet. Now the tuba is not a very common instrument in the state of Hawaii, however.......I can not get into the specifics of the story (to protect the Innocent) but the answer is yes it does sound like a wet fart.....oh and Mike P...Your and A$$hole. No wonder your mom is the only one sending you valentines cards.
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I have listened to that recording and I have some trouble making it out. This question might be unanswerable, I hope for your sake that someone proves me wrong.
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A jet engine is around 120db from 25 meters away, sorry i don't know conversion for miles.  I used to have a car stereo for competition and it would produce 152.4db if thats any help.  The bass can travel easily the distance you are talking about.  Permanent hearing loss starts at 90db so its most likely even with hearing protection he will still go deaf as he practically is sitting in a speaker box.  As for the volume going up its probably because he is already going deaf so has to turn it up, and on cold days when the air is more dense it will actually be up to an extra 3db louder, and also depending on wind direction.  Does this help?, in aus you can be fined for excessive car stereo noise! and even have your car confiscated!
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I think its an especially composed song; check out this link:http://www.whatsthatcalled.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=4110
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http://www.naturesongs.com/rainstorm1.mp3 This one has a low volume thunder but it is not the jarring kind that is normally associated with a thunderstorm. Hope this helps
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If it repeats like that, as you said, it sounds like "Run Runaway" by Slade.  It's an 80's song.
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Sounds like static electricty, which tends to develop in windy dry conditions.  Check it out.
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The last time I went to a Denver home game, the entire crowd counted down the play clock as it was close to expiring.  It sounds a lot like chanting.\n\nIt's supposed to be distracting, and they go nuts if and when the opposing team has to call time out, or gets a delay of game call.\n\nThey also cheer for In-Com-Plete passes.\n\nI hear that on both live broadcasts and radio...
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I think it may be a song by ELO.  I know they have a chorus singing throughout the song, no words just a bunch of ahhhhh's.  For the life of me I can't remember the name of the song but I hear it all the time on my classic rock station.