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Those of you who read this (there are at least one or two of you, right?), probably know that I like music and sound mixing (sound engineering).. Here are a few very funny links from a church sound engineering mailing list I’m on. If you’re interested, the website is http://www.churchsoundcheck.com/.

• Amendments to God’s Laws of Physics

Everything you were taught about science & physics apparently becomes invalid the moment you step into a church. These are hysterical. Number 6 is the best, in my opinion.

• Huh????!

Here’s a world record definitely NOT worth breaking! The deciBel is a ratio measurement for sound pressure change (change in volume). For you fellow nerds, Wikipedia has a more in-depth write-up, with formulas and everything! You’re happy now, aren’t you??

In layman’s terms, since the decibel (dB) scale is not straight, but logarithmic, an addition of 6dB (for example, increasing the volume from 80dB to 86dB) is roughly a doubling in perceived volume!! Generally speaking, most people consider ~80dB to be a comfortable listening volume during a concert. You would experience 100dB+ at a very loud rock concert. Unless you’re already deaf, sustained unprotected exposure to that kind of volume will cause hearing loss (hearing loss is irreversible!) and ringing in your ears, called tinnitus. The louder the sound, the less exposure time your ears can handle before you experience permanent damage.