What is something you can sense that few-if-any people you know can sense? Literal answers only.

  • ace_garp@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    12
    ·
    1 day ago

    Its seriously wild that you can do this!

    Apparently, ultrasound machines can use frequencies that start just higher than human hearing, 20kHz.

    Can you hear dog-whistles, bats, or other electronics?

    Get a hearing test and call Guiness (c:

    • Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      8 hours ago

      I hear bats, absolutely. I can hear electronics as well, and some are just so frustrating. I’ve never heard a dog whistle, as in I’ve literally never seen one in person, but there’s a house near to me that has a warning thing when someone approaches their yard, probably to ward off dogs? But my god, it’s loud and high. I try to avoid that route at all costs.

    • MurrayL@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      1 day ago

      Off topic, but I’ve not seen that emoticon before (unusually left-facing too!) and it’s adorable.

      • ace_garp@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        8 hours ago

        It’s my favourite emoticon, the most calm and cartoony.

        I also created my own questioning emoticon about10years ago,

        what do you think of it "?