The Anechoic Chamber

by | Feb 19, 2023 | Weirdness | 0 comments

from The Jerusalem Post

The quietest place on earth will drive you insane

In 2015, Microsoft built a room that is now officially designated in the Guinness Book of Records as the quietest place on Earth.

By WALLA! HEALTH

Radio frequency anechoic chamber, Antennas Research Group, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. The interior surfaces are covered with pyramidal Radiation Absorbent Material (RAM) which are made of rubberized foam impregnated with mixtures of carbon and iron. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
Radio frequency anechoic chamber, Antennas Research Group, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. The interior surfaces are covered with pyramidal Radiation Absorbent Material (RAM) which are made of rubberized foam impregnated with mixtures of carbon and iron. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)

Some say that silence is golden. However, this will certainly not be the case if you find yourself in the quietest room in the world – no one can survive for more than an hour.

In 2015, Microsoft built a room that is now officially designated in the Guinness Book of Records as the quietest place on Earth. Dubbed the anechoic chamber, it is located at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

Only very few people managed to survive in this room for a long period of time – at most an hour. After a few minutes, you will start to hear your heartbeat. A few minutes later, you can hear your bones creaking and the blood flowing through your body.

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