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"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in
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On Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:34:09 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:38:11 -0500,
wrote:

On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:34:22 GMT,
(Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:07:43 -0500,
wrote:

I was referencing audio recording studios, not home theaters playing
movies of Bruce Willis blowing stuff up and other exagerated special
effects. In an anechoic chamber, you can barely hear a hand clap at
all.

I have never been in an anechoic chamber. I have fired guns and cherry
bombs out on the lake where there is nothing to echo from. Unfamiliar
flat sound. Not much echo from grass either.

Casady

Are you nut


Not from calm water back toward the boat. No corners no return. In any
case, you can clearly hear the difference. I used to officiate
sailboat races and had a 12 gauge starter gun.


I have a funny story about a 12 guage starter gun.

Something to do with holes in a main sail. :)

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