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Catalogues for August 12 2026.
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This Speaks Volumes
Noises by approximate decibel level.
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- Human speech60 dB
- Hairdryer85 dB
- Crying baby110 dB
- Fire-truck siren120 dB
- Loudest crowd roar at a sports stadium142.2 dB (Kansas City Chiefs, 2014)
- Sperm-whale click230 dB
- Krakatoa eruption of August 6, 1883310 dB
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