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On the Lighter Side => That CAN'T be true! => Topic started by: Joosh on 13/09/2007 13:17:09

Title: Brown Noise
Post by: Joosh on 13/09/2007 13:17:09
Apparently ir you make the frequency rigth you will produce a sound that will make you, how shall i put this erm excrete your pants? [:D] Im not messing about, they tried to proev it on braniac [;D]
Title: Brown Noise
Post by: paul.fr on 13/09/2007 14:25:33
I think you watch too much South Park (can you watch too much?). I think the answer is noo, there is no brown noise.
Title: Brown Noise
Post by: stana on 15/12/2007 19:45:37
This is true. A substitute teacher in my school had played it on the computer, and a friend of mine..filled his nappy..But the frequency is different for every person. The frequency relaxes your muscles, hence you have no control of your bladder and the other end. Although i listed to it when i got home, and it didnt affect me at all
Title: Brown Noise
Post by: paul.fr on 16/12/2007 01:55:51
http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=2772.0
Title: Brown Noise
Post by: Bored chemist on 19/12/2007 19:29:09
I can't help thinking the teacher would get into trouble for this "A substitute teacher in my school had played it on the computer, and a friend of mine..filled his nappy.".
Anyway I think part of the original idea comes from the work of Tesla.


"Samuel Clemens, better known to the public as "Mark Twain", and Tesla were close friends. Clemens was a frequent visitor to the Tesla laboratory. Tesla had been playing with his vibratory mechanism for some time, and had learned a good deal about the results that followed from varying doses of vibration, when one evening Clemens dropped in.

"Clemens, on learning abou the new mechanism, wanted to experience its vitalizing vibrations. He stood on the platform while the oscillator set it into operation. He was thrilled by the new experience. He was full of adjectives. "This gives you vigor and vitality, " he exclaimed. After he had been on the platform for a while Tesla advised him: "You have had enough, Mr. Clemems. You had better come down now."

"Not by a jugful," replied Clemens. "I am enjoying myself."

"But you had better come down, Mr. Clemens. It is best that you do so, " insisted Tesla.

"You couldn't get me off this with a derrick," laughed Clemens.

"Remember, I am advising you, Mr. Clemens."

"I'm having the time of my life. I'm going to stay right up here and enjoy myself. Look here, Tesla, you don't appreciate what a wonderful device you have here to give a lift to tired humanity...." Clemens continued along this line for several minutes. Suddenly, he stopped talking, bit his lower lip, straightened his body and stalked stiffly but suddenly from the platform.

"Quick, Tesla! Where is it?" snapped Clemens, half begging, half demanding.

"Right over there, through that little door in the corner, " said Tesla. "And remember, Clemens, I advised you to come down some time ago," he called after the rapidly moving figure.

"The laxative effect of the mechanical vibrator was an old story to the members of the laboratory staff." "

Of course there's all the difference in theh world between shaking someone on a platfrom and shaking them with sound. The energy transfer by sound is very much less effective.
Title: Brown Noise
Post by: stana on 21/12/2007 17:27:43
He himself thought it didnt work. Hence he decided to test it.