The Worst Sounds in the World

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

What are the worst sounds in the world? Lots of noises that can send your hands rushing to cover your ears, but only a select can be the most horrible! Fortunately, one brave acoustic scientist named Trevor Cox decided to find out, by asking hundreds of thousands of people to rank the worst of the worst sound. It was one of the first online sound experiments - and the result was a lot of fun!

Note: This episode features sound effects, and if you’re sensitive to sounds, you may want to skip it.

Hear more about this pioneering internet psychology study on our bonus episode with Trevor Cox, available to Tumble patrons who pledge $1 or more a month! Pledge now at patreon.com/tumblepodcast

Learn more about the horrible sounds experiment on the blog on our website, sciencepodcastforkids.com.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Lindsay.
0:03.0	And I'm Marshall.
0:04.0	Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.
0:07.0	Today, we're discovering the most horrible sound in the world.
0:12.0	Why can't we discover the most wonderful sound in the world instead?
0:15.0	That sounds much more pleasant.
0:17.0	I mean, yes, it does sound like a terrible idea, but stay with me.
0:22.0	We'll learn how one scientist convinced hundreds of thousands of people
0:26.0	to rank the world's worst sounds.
0:29.0	And the result is actually a lot of fun.
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1:04.0	Start this episode with a quick warning.
1:06.0	The sound effects we have in store are lots of fun, but they may not be for everyone.
1:11.0	If you're super sensitive to sound, you might want to skip this one.
1:15.0	Now that that's out of the way, let's get started.
1:18.0	Marshall, what do you think is the most horrible sound in the world?
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