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elleng

(130,669 posts)
Mon Feb 19, 2018, 05:09 PM Feb 2018

Theres a Persistent Hum in This Canadian City, and No One Knows Why.

'A persistent noise of unknown origin, sometimes compared to a truck idling or distant thunder, has bedeviled a Canadian city for years, damaging people’s health and quality of life, numerous residents say.

Those who hear it have compared it to a fleet of diesel engines idling next to your home or the pulsation of a subwoofer at a concert. Others report it rattling their windows and spooking their pets.

Known as the Windsor Hum, this sound in Windsor, Ontario, near Detroit, is unpredictable in its duration, timing and intensity, making it all the more maddening for those affected.

“You know how you hear of people who have gone out to secluded places to get away from certain sounds or noises and the like?” Sabrina Wiese posted in a private Facebook group dedicated to finding the source of the noise.

“I’ve wanted to do that many times in the past year or so because it has gotten so bad,” she wrote. “Imagine having to flee all you know and love just to have a chance to hear nothing humming in your head for hours on end.”'>>>

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/19/world/canada/windsor-hum.html?

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Theres a Persistent Hum in This Canadian City, and No One Knows Why. (Original Post) elleng Feb 2018 OP
Oooh like the Taos hum? EllieBC Feb 2018 #1
But it's a polite hum underpants Feb 2018 #2
It's a polite hum, eh? FSogol Jun 2018 #7
Perhaps... TwistOneUp Feb 2018 #3
reminds me of this! NRaleighLiberal Feb 2018 #4
Once the rattle kicks in, it will be explained... True Dough Feb 2018 #5
Windsor has tinnitus? N/T Jerry Can Jun 2018 #6
Obama's earthquake machines! FSogol Jun 2018 #8

TwistOneUp

(1,020 posts)
3. Perhaps...
Mon Feb 19, 2018, 05:30 PM
Feb 2018

It's ULF, ultra low frequwncy hum. ULF is used by the US military to communicate with our subs. While ULF is not necessarily audible, it can vibrate natural formations (lakeshores, sinkholes, caves, etc.) and create harmonics that could be audible.

Just an idea...

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