A few hundred frigid but festive revelers steam-whistled-in the New Year last night at Pratt Institute's annual blow out. The beloved neighborhood tradition is led by Chief Engineer Conrad Milster—and ...

When out in the woods alone, or if you get separated from a group, it helps to have an acorn cap available. If you need to call for help (or just attention), redditor prater77 explains a simple ...

Lulu Lotus can reach a pitch of 44.1 decibels with her nose! That’s as loud as a bird call! Lotus tells the Guinness Book of World Records she realized she could make these sweet sounds when she was ...

I've never been particularly effective at whistling. Some people can't whistle -at all-, I produce a shallow 'blowy/breathy' whistle, which has about 1/4 of an octave range. That article describes the ...

The familiar daily chime that has been described as the University of Iowa’s longest-lived and loudest tradition became too loud. Noticing the Power Plant whistle had reached hazardous sound levels, ...