On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 18:43:26 -0400, "katysails"
wrote:

and the higher pitched noises might have other unwanted side effects.


That's what I said in my non-physic-y way....

And you were right. Most specifically, lower frequency sound "goes farther"
(it's attenuated less in air than high freq sound.)

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