| Decibel
Table - Comparison Chart |
| 1 |
0 (N) BEGINNING OF HEARING, A MOSQUITO 10 FEET AWAY, THE EAR
DRUM MOVES LESS
|
| 3.5 |
1E-10 METERS OF MERCURY =
0.0000000001 METERS OF MERCURY |
| 10 |
ABSOLUTE SILENCE, ATT-BELL
LABORATORY “ QUIET ROOM “ |
| 13 |
(P) ORDINARY LIGHT BULB HUM |
| 15 |
A PIN DROP FROM A HIEGHT OF 1 CENTIMETER AT A DISTANCE OF
1 METER -REF.1.2003 |
| 18 |
Quiet Sound Room Background Noise
level |
| 20 |
Quiet Whisper from 5' |
| 30 |
QUIET Bedroom |
| 35 |
Soft Music |
| 40 |
A WHISPER, A NORMAL CONVERSATION IS
60 DB, |
| 45 |
Minimum Street Noise |
| 50 |
Average Home |
|
60 |
Conversation
Speech |
| 70 |
Vacuum from 3 ft away |
| 80 |
Curbside of Busy Road |
| 90 |
Diesel truck, 30 ft away |
| 100 |
Very Loud Music From a Speaker |
| 110 |
Chainsaw, 1m distance |
| 120 |
Threshold of discomfort |
| 130 |
Threshold of pain |
|
140 |
Jet aircraft, 50
m away |
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