"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 18:35:04 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

~~ snippage ~~

Meanwhile, I swear I've been to performances of a large pipe organ
that produced low notes that could only be felt as vibrations. I also,
have always wondered if our senses detect very high sounds, but
process them differently than what we consider "audible".

Low frequencies in that range are sensed by conductive hearing (through
bone
mass in the head). I can get more info about the specifics from my speech
pathologist ex-wife, if she deigns to speak to me this week. :-)

So those with more bone mass in the head would hear those frequencies
better.

Hmmmm - brings new meaning to bonehead doesn't it?

Later,

Tom


Ba da bam---crash! "Hey....is this an audience or an oil painting?" - Henny
Youngman

Actually, the standing belief is that "we dunno". Believe me - I've asked.
There were times when my son and I were talking about a great bass line in a
song and she'd say "Where? I don't hear it". And she's got perfect hearing,
too. I think it's a question of what you focus on, and how that can train
your attention in ways that are hard to change.