By Sarah Begley
An anechoic chamber in Microsoft’s Redmond, Wash., audio lab recently set a Guinness World Record as the quietest place on earth. Inside, the sound level is -20 decibels, just shy of the lowest possible figure (-23 decibels). Here’s how that compares to some common sounds.
–Sarah Begley
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