Brandon Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Like when a TV is left on a video input with nothing on, i can hear the TV's electrical current. Or if the Radio is on, but on mute - same thing. Anyone else which can hear it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum.nz Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Is that like that kinda high pitched sound? and yea u can u can hear tazers :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edrick Smith Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Like when a TV is left on a video input with nothing on, i can hear the TV's electrical current. Or if the Radio is on, but on mute - same thing. Anyone else which can hear it? When the TV is left on you're not hearing electricity persay instead you're hearing the high pitched hum of the tube. But yea I know what you mean. Also when walking near High Powered powerlines you can hear the hum from the current. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigriv_LV1 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I can hear it, too. They say only a few can hear it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chosen One Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Yup know eactly what u mean, when i was younger i could walk by someones house and hear weird humming or "electrical noise" come from the house :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMDMEFX-55 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Like when a TV is left on a video input with nothing on, i can hear the TV's electrical current. Or if the Radio is on, but on mute - same thing. Anyone else which can hear it? That's crazy me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badtz-Maru Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 i used to be able to. haven't really tried to now. can anyone here smell electricity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des429 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 i can. some times we talk to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User6060 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 i used to be able to. haven't really tried to now. can anyone here smell electricity? maybe burning from an electrical fire. ;) you supposedly lose the ability to hear higher pitches as you get older so maybe those that can't hear the high pitched hum are just older :s You notice it most when theres a power outage and theres true silence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.r.l. Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Here's what I found: http://ask.metafilter.com/mefi/22992 In fact, I find that said buzz very pleasant :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogerjones Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 OK, so just to summarize and clarify: You cannot hear electrical current You can hear complicated physical phenomena secondary to high-voltage transmission 120 Hz is not high-frequency, so obviously that's not the explanation The TV sound is probably related to the machinery inside (likely the cathode ray tub) Be careful what you read on the interweb... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNay Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Yup know eactly what u mean, when i was younger i could walk by someones house and hear weird humming or "electrical noise" come from the house :s Same here :) And I'm the only one in the family who can hear that sound too, its strange. I've been told I have good hearing tho from the doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertigosity Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I'm pretty sure you're not hearing the flow of electrons, but transformers playing with voltage and such - but I could be wrong. The article on Metafilter seems to indicate me being wrong, but eh, whatever. Transformers do make a lot of noise, relative to nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsolete_power Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Yes I can hear electricity and I can also hear pudding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Litespeed Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 i used to be able to. haven't really tried to now. can anyone here smell electricity? Yeah I know what you mean. That could be ozone that you're smelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r3volution Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I can hear it too although I doubt it is the sound of electricity. Probably just the sound of the resistance or the voltage regulator crap. If you smelling electricity, its time to get rid of whatever you using. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathachew Veteran Posted November 29, 2006 Veteran Share Posted November 29, 2006 I'm starting to this that maybe this whole humming sound isn't so uncommon...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Pocius 406 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 I can hear it, too. They say only a few can hear it. LOL, and the few belong to this very board :argh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farstrider Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 OK, so just to summarize and clarify: You cannot hear electrical current You can hear complicated physical phenomena secondary to high-voltage transmission 120 Hz is not high-frequency, so obviously that's not the explanation The TV sound is probably related to the machinery inside (likely the cathode ray tub) Be careful what you read on the interweb... A sane reply, thank God! LOL, and the few belong to this very board :argh: Yes, I must say some of the people here rationalize on a level that borders on the infantile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inStereo Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 The sound of electricity is infinatly loud and silent. Until you have actually heard the sound of electricity it could sound like any noise produced by anything. Isn't it like one of those questions that has something to do with quantum physics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NienorGT Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 It's not the sound of electricity, but I know of witch sound you talk and it's annoying when someone doesn't close the TV... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurë Veteran Posted November 29, 2006 Veteran Share Posted November 29, 2006 i used to be able to. haven't really tried to now. can anyone here smell electricity? Yeah I know what you mean. That could be ozone that you're smelling. Just what I was going to say. And no I don't think you can hear electricity. Sound is caused by vibrations in whatever substance i.e. air, metal (pipes). I don't think electrons are capable of producing any amount of detectable vibration (this could be very bad for CPUS and the like!) I have heard that high frequency sound though. I think it is down to the electrical equipment itself. My parents can't hear it - as you age you lose the ability to hear the highest frequencies that you could when you were younger. I can't hear above 16 KHz (or what ever the unit is) any more :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myNando Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Yeah, I don't think it's electricity but I can hear that high pitched sound when someone turns on the TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo12141 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 If you stand under electricity pylons - you can hear that scratchy buzzy sound ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XerXis Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 the high pitched sound are just oscillating capacitators or transformators, almost everyone can hear them (if you're young enough ;)). So no, you can't hear electricity, you can however hear the oscillations caused by it. more information: http://www.physlink.com/Education/AskExperts/ae227.cfm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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