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ASMR, dinosaurs, quietest place on Earth, Batman & interstellar vibrations || Sounds of the Universe

The Popular Science “Noise” issue features hundreds of sounds. What follows are some of the weirdest facts from the magazine, plus the croaks, beeps, echoes, and vibrations a printed page couldn’t bring to your ears. This is best experienced on headphones. Set your volume to about half way and adjust accordingly. We’re about to test…

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November 25, 2019

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Noises : a hearing test (20 Hz to 20,000 Hz—the range of human hearing); decibels of a quiet room, a watch ticking, the International Space Station, a conversation, a hairdryer, loud music in earbuds, fireworks, and breathtaking infrasound; the first recording of a human voice; Martian wind and a Marsquake; ASMR from Gibi ASMR (tapping and scratching!) and Tingting ASMR (whispering and briushing!); the loneliest whale (52 Hz); the quietest place on Earth (inside the anechoic chamber at Orfield Laboratories); the Shepard scale will make you move (and Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight); onomatopoeias and ideophones; the trident bat and the highest frequency pure tone ever documented in nature; the coquí’s call; the language of The Sims; singing sand dunes; a monkey asking to marry you; why do we mishear song lyrics? (explained); velociraptors and mating tortoises; Voyager 1 and the sounds of interstellar space.

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Episode – Sounds of the Universe

Video by : Tom McNamara
Associate Producer : Jason Lederman
Research + text : the staff and writers of Popular Science
Additional Research : Jess Romeo
Senior Editor : Purbita Saha
Online Director : Amy Schellenbaum

Editor-in-Chief : Joe Brown

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APM Music, Gibi ASMR, Internet Archive, NASA/JPL, National Archives, Pond5, Tingting ASMR, Wikimedia Commons

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Jess Boddy, Tony Danza, Sandra, Gutierrez, Jason Lederman, Amy Schellenbaum, Sara Kiley Watson

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(playful orchestral music)

(low frequency humming)
(playful music)

– [Woman] How has your understanding

of the universe changed–
(slow music)

– [Woman] Coaster.

(playful orchestral music)

– [Woman] Sk, sk, sk, sk, sk, sk.

(playful orchestral music)

(low humming frequency)

(high pitched frequency)

(piercing frequency)

(piercing quiet frequency)

(ticking clock)

(humming engine)

(humming engine)
(man talking)

– [Woman] How was your
understanding of the universe

changed after seeing it from space?

– [Man] In particular,
it has changed about

my view of the mathematical
order in the universe,

the fact that we can fly in space

and we can launch in a
rocket and rendezvous

with the space station is because there is

precision in the order in the universe.

(loud humming engine)
(man talking)

– Can’t hear yourself think.

As I’ve just said, sooner or later,

you’re going to need a new hairdryer,

but with the old ones, you
can’t hear yourself think.

(energetic rock music)

(fireworks crackling)
(people cheering)

(low humming)

(static buzzing)
(humming)

(low rumbling)

(fluttery swishing)

– Good evening.

My name is J.P.

This is a bit of cork that was

(tapping cork)

half of a coaster.

All right, let’s listen
to some scratching.

(nails swishing)

(soft swishing)
– Sk, sk, sk, sk, sk.

(soft swishing)
Sk, sk, sk, sk, sk, sk, sk.

(rattling plastic)

(echoing humming frequency)

(hollow rhythmic pulsing)

(soft static clicking)

(variable frequency humming)

(glass shattering)
(humming frequency)

(explosion blasts)

– [Man] Boom, splat, plop and–

– Wait, is it plop?

– Boom.

– Splat.

– Pow.

– Boom.

– Splat.

– Pow.

– [Man] Plop, clink, splash.

– (laughs) Okay.

– Plop.

– Clink.

– Splash.

– [Man] All right, one more time.

– Plop.

– Clink.

– Splash.

(variable pitched chirping)

(animals chirping)

(man muttering)
(yawns)

(man grunts and sighs)
(mutters)

– [Woman] Oh, Blaskava!

– Oh, (muttering nonsense) (chuckles)

– What Stooby?

Gimme a (mutters nonsense)

(dog barking)
(child muttering nonsense)

(child giggles)

(low frequency humming)

(bird squawking)
(birds chirping)

– [Distorted Voice] Will you marry me?

Will you marry me?

♪ Never wait for me, nothing ♪

♪ Can’t tell me nothing, but
take my horse to the hotel room ♪

♪ Gonna ride ’til I can’t no more ♪

♪ I’m gonna take my
horse to the hotel room ♪

♪ I’m gonna ride ’til I can’t no more ♪

♪ And you can hear me ♪

♪ When I said softly ♪

♪ Slowly ♪

♪ Hold me closer Tony dancer ♪

♪ But they is all in my brain ♪

♪ Lately things just don’t seem the same ♪

♪ Acting funny but I don’t know why ♪

♪ S’cuse me while I kiss this guy ♪

(low growling)
(soft suspenseful music)

(rhythmic screechy call)

(shrieking)

(clacking shells)
(groaning)

(soft variable frequency)

(humming)

– [Woman] How has your
understanding of the universe

changed–
– From a coaster.

(high pitched humming)

♪ Tiny dancer ♪

– [Woman] Sk, sk, sk, sk, sk.

(low frequency humming)

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33 Comments

Andrés64B

November 25, 2019 at 11:05 pm

Those ASMR noises make me want to punch someone in the throat.

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- Popular Science
  
  November 25, 2019 at 11:12 pm
  
  So you’re definitely in the misophonia column then.
  
  Reply
- Carmen Del Rey
  
  December 3, 2019 at 6:00 am
  
  U must be white lol
  
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- Andrés64B
  
  December 3, 2019 at 9:52 pm
  
  @Carmen Del ReyWhat the hell does the color of someone’s skin have to do with anything?
  
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- JZ G
  
  December 3, 2019 at 9:56 pm
  
  @Andrés64B u white
  
  Reply
- Andrés64B
  
  December 3, 2019 at 11:08 pm
  
  @JZ G You racist.
  
  Reply
Kira S.

December 2, 2019 at 8:02 pm

I love Gibi and Tingting’s ASMR!! Their whispers and sounds give me tingles. But certain other sounds like someone’s snoring or a dog barking make me livid. So maybe I’m semi-misophonic? 🤔

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- Luna Longbottom
  
  December 2, 2019 at 8:21 pm
  
  Actually same (except more relaxing than tingly for me). Why tf do ppl hate it
  
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- Nerissa Crawford
  
  December 2, 2019 at 8:59 pm
  
  To me the sound of a fly flying is the anger inducer.
  
  Reply
- Luna Longbottom
  
  December 2, 2019 at 9:09 pm
  
  @Nerissa Crawford OR MOSQUITOS
  
  Reply
Chante Asmr

December 2, 2019 at 8:53 pm

Asmr was not meant for everyone but thank you all for those who embracing asmr. Gibi is awesome 😃💯

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Nerissa Crawford

December 2, 2019 at 9:05 pm

2:20 is like half of YouTube amateur concert footage. 😂

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One Minute ASMR

December 2, 2019 at 9:10 pm

Who else is here because of gibi?

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- Jeremiah August
  
  December 2, 2019 at 10:53 pm
  
  Me lol I came immediately from her post about it 😂
  
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- GOLDSTATEDRAGON
  
  December 8, 2019 at 7:13 am
  
  I love Gibi
  
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Nataly Basora

December 2, 2019 at 9:52 pm

I’m from Puerto Rico and the coquí’s call is not a nightmare as they say. We’re actually really used to it and love listening to them when we go to sleep. I actually find it relaxing. Without listening to them I find it hard to sleep

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- Popular Science
  
  December 9, 2019 at 8:03 pm
  
  This is awesome to know. Thanks!
  
  Reply
- Nataly Basora
  
  December 9, 2019 at 11:09 pm
  
  @Popular Science Great! But I guess I need to explain a bit more. Usually, the sound of the Coquís is almost like muffled, so it’s not as loud as it’s heard in the video. That’s why, the sort of muffled and far away constant sound of the Coquí basically becomes quiet to our ears after a while, but it’s still there. You could call it our own natural form of ASMR 😅🥰
  
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pale reflection

December 2, 2019 at 10:44 pm

almost had a heart attack at 5:14

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Die Kirschmarmelade

December 2, 2019 at 10:44 pm

almost had a heart attack at 5:14

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KaffeeKadse

December 2, 2019 at 10:44 pm

almost had a heart attack at 5:14

Reply
Haselmäuschen

December 2, 2019 at 10:44 pm

almost had a heart attack at 5:14

Reply
Kassandra

December 3, 2019 at 4:06 am

Whalien 52…😭

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Kassandra

December 3, 2019 at 4:14 am

7:50 – 8:47 is K-pop videos… I WANNA KNOW THE ARTISTS NOW!

Edit: Especially the group. Looks like Teen Top to be honest…

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- Meat Scepter69
  
  December 6, 2019 at 8:09 am
  
  8:32 the boy group is called WINNER
  
  Reply
- FBI Desu
  
  December 6, 2019 at 8:09 am
  
  8:32 the boy group is called WINNER
  
  Reply
- Kassandra
  
  December 6, 2019 at 3:16 pm
  
  @Meat Scepter69 wait, really? What song?
  
  Reply
- Kassandra
  
  December 6, 2019 at 3:16 pm
  
  @FBI Desu wait, really? What song?
  
  Reply
Robert Schwartzback

January 4, 2020 at 4:58 pm

ASMR is soft porn for very lonely people

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Aaditya Ranjan

August 23, 2020 at 12:51 pm

Just asking, can I upload clips from these on youtube.

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mood off

August 23, 2020 at 12:51 pm

Just asking, can I upload clips from these on youtube.

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Aaditya Ranjan

August 23, 2020 at 12:52 pm

By the way, it’s amazing

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mood off

August 23, 2020 at 12:52 pm

By the way, it’s amazing

Reply

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