World's Loudest Horn Heard 9.3 Miles Away
When he tested it, the horn was heard at a restaurant up the highway in California 9.3 miles away. As the video above shows, the haunting and massive sound is a cross between a foghorn and the Tripods in 'War of the Worlds'. The driver -- surely the bane of any morning commuter -- seems to enjoy testing the horn in abandoned tunnels and on back highways. Fine with us, as long as we aren't assailed on Broadway during our lunch break. [From: TechEBlog]
Wacky Sign Hacks and Mistakes
In 2008, a group of students at MIT pasted funny "DANGER" signs all around campus. Even the school's Visual Arts Center can't escape the ubiquitous Rickroll.
Hackers, seemingly pushing a pro-green agenda, figured out how to change the messages displayed on signs at the University of Toronto in Canada.
On first glance, this sign appears to offer up a normal set of bilingual directions. If you read Welsh, you may notice the problem -- the bottom translates to "I am not in the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated." Looks like someone was slacking on the job, and the e-mail away message ended up pasted onto a sign.
This construction sign on the MIT campus was hacked in 2007 to alert drivers first that the sign had been hacked. The sequence was followed with, "Mass ave bridge closed," "Sunday 04/22/07 6am-3pm," and "to appease Godzilla."
This street sign in Reno City, Nevada was modded by the Glenn Group, an advertising company. While at first it doesn't seem to have anything to do with traffic, it may have helped combat road rage.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Bikini Bob said 7:53AM on 7-18-2009
Every time I go to California I drive my handicapped sister (who loves the mountains) up to Newcomb's Ranch Restaurant for lunch with the bikers. It's a gorgeous drive, the bikers are friendly to chat with, and the setting is marvelous (they were shooting a motion picture up there the last time we visited so we had to park at a lower lot and the crew ferried us back up to the restaurant to eat). Sure would love to hear this horn in person.
Kauai Kid
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John S said 8:12AM on 7-18-2009
There is a horn on the market, that sounds like a train horn. Several 18 wheelers have them.
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Bear said 1:13PM on 7-18-2009
Yes!!! I have heard that and for a second you actually think there is a train on your tail !!!!
fastharry said 8:17AM on 7-18-2009
well, that gives new meaning to 'honk if you're horny"
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spdbmp said 9:19AM on 7-18-2009
Personally, I believe that automobile (trucks too) horns should be just as loud on the INSIDE of the vehicle as they are on the OUTSIDE of the vehicle... it would prevent people from blaring their horn when they just don't get their way!
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Bill Hilser said 9:22AM on 7-18-2009
My 1978 Dino Frerrari gt4 came with a double Maserati Air Horn system, and the two trumpets are REALLY LOUD! Louder than the 18-wheelers you see scooting down the highway and with a higher pitch.
It's my believe that the lower, faster, louder, and faster your car is . . . the LOUDER your air horns should be. Even if it's painted Italian Racing Red.
Watch out, here I come! -- Yer pal, Ferrari Bubba
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sam & sneed said 9:39AM on 7-18-2009
get me one them
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s10stealth said 9:49AM on 7-18-2009
I would love this for those who insist on using their cell phones while driving.
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Russ said 9:55AM on 7-18-2009
Needs a bigger compressor. Sounds like it sometimes isn't getting enough air pressure or air volume.
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debo said 1:09PM on 7-18-2009
its probably the camera
classof75 said 11:15AM on 7-18-2009
The sound for the flick of the car horn won't come through on my lap-top!! so her ei am watching a 'silent movie' of the worlds loudest car horn!! thanks OBAMA!!
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Dagi said 11:40PM on 7-22-2009
One would think that the strong vibration of the sound inside the tunnel would cause instability to the structure of the tunnel. I am not an Engineer, but having heard of so many bridges collapsing the past few years due to structural damage or weakness, I'm thinking the same could happen to a tunnel. jmho
Have a great day everyone!
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pd39 said 10:44AM on 7-18-2009
Can't wait for that idiot to lean on that horn next to some old man in heavy traffic and cause a heart attack so his foot can jamb down on the gas and really cause some damage.
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Hucklebarryusa said 11:24AM on 7-18-2009
In every State of the Union there is a maximum decibel level permitted by law, the purpose behind having a WWll Navy destroyers horn in a Toyota Scion XB which takes up the entire rear seating area....is what? The air compressor that is needed to drive that thing has to be taking quite a toll off that little 4 cylinder engine...chewing up fuel like crazy. If this person were to use it with that rear hatch closed....his ear drums would be destroyed. ....Just what we all need, more noise....like there isn't enough noise already from kids with 1,500 decibel thumping speaker systems in these Toyota's. A fun little novelty item...until this person uses it out on the interstate and gets pinched by Law Enforcement....so what's the purpose. Walter Cronkite....Pleeeeease come back with real news reports!!!!!
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kimmellb said 12:25PM on 7-18-2009
This is what every motorcycle rider needs.
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vgkflc said 12:32PM on 7-18-2009
9 miles??? Yeah thats a waste
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ben richards said 12:56PM on 7-18-2009
OUR STATE HAS A LOUD NOISE ORDINANCE, YET THE COPS HAVE THEIR WINDOWS UP AND TALKING ON THEIR CELL PHONES AND DON'T EVEN NOTICE. THE ORDINANCE EXEMPTS MOTORCYCLES, WHY? IF JAP BIKES CAN MUFFLE THEIR EXHAUST WHY CAN'T HARLEYS AND OTHER LOUD BIKES. A BIKER LIVES NEXT DOOR TO ME AND EACH TIME HE STARTS UP THAT P.O.S. IT SCARES THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT WE CAN'T SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE HE'S EXEMPT.
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Bear said 1:14PM on 7-18-2009
That is hilarious!! And on that car--hahahaha
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Harvey said 1:30PM on 7-18-2009
That's just the point. Harleys don't come from the factory that loud. They have to be altered, illegally I might ad. I won't allow one in my RV park for that very reason. Why should the smallest vehicle on the road be the loudest? They have done it to themselves.
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Gary said 1:46PM on 7-18-2009
That's not a train horn. That's from a ship.
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