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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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  1. Human speech60 dB
  2. Hairdryer85 dB
  3. Crying baby110 dB
  4. Fire-truck siren120 dB
  5. Loudest crowd roar at a sports stadium142.2 dB (Kansas City Chiefs, 2014)
  6. Sperm-whale click230 dB
  7. Krakatoa eruption of August 6, 1883310 dB
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