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In the last few years I've become accustomed to the sound of Amazon trucks / vans and the lovely sound they make when backing up. This person on youtube thinks it's gone out or broken, but in fact, that's just the sound they make on purpose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArzbCcnsfb4 gently caress this sound. It sounds like poo poo! It is the sound of hockin a loogie. 1) Does anyone know why this sound seems to have been adopted in many trucks? 2) Please propose a replacement sound
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Jan 25, 2021 22:48
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1) No. 2) Loud, comical fart sounds
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Jan 25, 2021 22:51
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My understanding it's specifically supposed to be harder to get used to and just tune out.
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Jan 25, 2021 22:53
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It is certainly hard to mistake for anything good or positive, which I assume is the reason for it. Reminds me of the blatting electronic sound used in ambulances when they need to say “no REALLY, get out of the way” I propose the song move bitch get out the way anytime anything needs to come through, especially fire trucks
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Jan 25, 2021 22:54
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Imagine the mating call of the yeti... Loud, large yet piercing and high pitch. I want that.
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Jan 25, 2021 22:58
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I switched about some search terms and was able to find a little more about it (only after posting of course) Apparently this is thing for newer construction and trucks, and is not just an Amazon thing. They are marketing it as "White Sound", I guess because it is similar to white noise? The purported advantage is that it is supposed to be harder to filter out, and is directional. This guy's video looks like it's working somewhat effectively, as he stands to the side and it is not audible in the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8-tYI2adEY However... based on my residential experiences, I hear that noise all throughout the day from over 100ft away at an oblique angle. Maybe the directionality is defeated due to reflections from buildings, and/or Amazon's implementation bungled it somehow. I dunno. Here is a marketing video on it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psWBaxtK19g Anyway, I'd like to propose various guttural Arnold sounds instead.
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Jan 25, 2021 22:59
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Have the driver read your posts over a loudspeaker, op. That will clear the area
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Jan 25, 2021 22:59
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In Galaxy Quest when Tim Allen is riding in the limo with the Thermians, and he is told the lady Thermian's voice modulator is broken, and she just busts out with "YAYAYAYAYAYAY!!!" That would get my attention every time. And make me smile.
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Jan 25, 2021 23:07
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If the sound is meant to be the opposite of white noise then a more fitting name would be black noise but I guess that would lead to a lot of awkwardness.
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Jan 25, 2021 23:15
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa28lIGuxq8 Here's a very short (1m45s) Tom Scott video about it.
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Jan 25, 2021 23:25
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Charles posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa28lIGuxq8 Never heard of this dude, but I think I'm about to go on a serious youtube binge. I don't like the sound all the Prime vans make, but.. I get it.
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Jan 25, 2021 23:28
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Fartington Butts posted:Never heard of this dude, but I think I'm about to go on a serious youtube binge. He makes good videos generally, and the short ones are great when you're emptying the dishwasher or something boring.
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Jan 25, 2021 23:49
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What sound do the pig iron Halliburton trucks make now? 
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Jan 26, 2021 00:17
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Charles posted:He makes good videos generally, and the short ones are great when you're emptying the dishwasher or something boring. I found his video explaining cross site scripting in a cafe when but a wee code nerd and now look at him, all grey hair tromping around the countryside and still entertaining as hell.
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Jan 26, 2021 00:19
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SHWAAARNNNT SHWAAARNNNT SHWAAARNNNT
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Jan 26, 2021 00:26
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There are a couple major construction sites next to me and the new backup sound is an absolute godsend. The old version was piercing and impossible to ignore even at a distance, despite apparently being super easy to ignore for folks who actually need the warning. With the new one, a dozen trucks can be racing across the site backwards and you'd have to actively focus to notice any of the signals from a distance because they just fade into the background. But they're apparently better at warning people who actually need to be warned? They're just better in every possible way, OP. In short: 1)  2) the same sound or one scientifically proven to do the job better
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Jan 26, 2021 03:00
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Eyyy back that dump truck up baby
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Jan 26, 2021 04:26
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I think every truck ought to have 7 foot razor sharp spikes on the back as a tactile warning for backing up in addition to the sound and smell systems. I suggest the smell of freshly dug earth mixed with bear urine.
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Jan 26, 2021 04:33
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In similar vein, vehicles that still use some sort of beeping are starting to use beep patterns that alternate or change speeds. The reasoning is we're so used to hearing the standard beeping that we just tune it out. Also, I've noticed that brake lights on city buses and other commercial vehicles now often do some sort of alternating flash pattern rather than a rhythmic pulsing flash.
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Jan 26, 2021 07:08
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It'd be a whole lot less annoying than the constant BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! like the ones inflicted on me when there's roadworks near me at night.
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Jan 26, 2021 08:23
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i hate it. if they needed something more noticeable they should have used the old sound, just louder.
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Jan 26, 2021 08:30
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Some company has convinced major construction companies that they need this noise instead of the old one OP so their company can make lots of money with the new reverse sound. Hope that helps.
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Jan 26, 2021 08:40
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Charles posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa28lIGuxq8 You'd think with the large volume of air pressure devices already in place at a site like that, that sound would be ineffective as a warning.
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Jan 26, 2021 08:41
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ301QEoo9Y
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Jan 26, 2021 10:54
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your ears are better at detecting the direction a sound is coming from if it is spread over a wide frequency range (i.e. white noise) didnt read thread
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Jan 26, 2021 19:14
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I want the cheesy sound effect of ricocheting bullets instead of the beep beep. Just go all Bzonk! pzow!
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Jan 26, 2021 19:16
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Just a guy yelling "HEY!, HEY!, HEY!, HEY!" over and over as it backs up
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Jan 26, 2021 21:03
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combine it with a ultrasonic distance detector that curses at you increasingly angrily depending on your distance from the vehicle
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Jan 26, 2021 21:10
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i would like to be run over by a reversing truck
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Jan 26, 2021 21:39
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Nefarious 2.0 posted:i would like to be run over by a reversing truck many people are saying that this is sexual. it is NOT sexual
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Jan 26, 2021 21:40
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The rubbish men in the town I grew up in had one that was a loud beep then a robot voice saying STAND WELL CLEAR - VEHICLE REVERSING over and over which worked I guess
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Jan 26, 2021 22:07
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No what they should do is develop technology like the citizen alert system where if a truck is backing up within 20 meters of you an amber alert-style warning will start playing on your phone
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Jan 26, 2021 22:41
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One time I got super high and got really into reading about this sort of thing, there are constantly papers on what are the most effective lights/sirens for various uses https://asa.scitation.org/doi/10.1121/2.0000507 https://asa.scitation.org/doi/10.1121/1.4970281 https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5966&context=etd its neat i guess and i agree theres constantly construction beeping and poo poo, its super easy to tune out. bus hustler fucked around with this message at 22:50 on Jan 26, 2021 |
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Jan 26, 2021 22:48
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I just pulled the reverse beeper out of one of my 4x4s. If I ever feel the situation requires one, I just yell "BEEP, BEEP, BEEP" out the window.
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This is actually 5 seconds of a TOOL song that Bezos bought the rights for
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