On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 21:35:22 -0400, "katysails"
wrote:


And speaking of foghorns, why are fog horns contraltos instead of
sopranos?

Not being a "physic=y" person, but having this knowledge in layman's terms, lower tones carry farther over water and also the
human ear can pick up the lower tones farther away than it can higher tonew...it would also be very unpleasant to have higher
tomes...all the dogs on the shore would howl and everyone would go nuts after awhile...

Also, higher tomes might fall off the shelves and leave nasty dents on
people underneath.