# Audio equivalent of the laser

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-equivalent-of-the-laser/320739>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [September 8, 2005, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-equivalent-of-the-laser/320739 "2005-09-08T23:39:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![malcarr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/67e7ee/32.png) [@malcarr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malcarr)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2005, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-equivalent-of-the-laser/320739/1 "2005-09-08T23:39:21Z")

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“If they can sing low enough, about thirteen octaves below middle ‘C,’” you quoted from a note from Stephen Wilson, Ph.D., of Applied Intelligent Systems in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

As middle C is 262Hz (cycles per second) in frequency, 13 octaves below that would be 0.032Hz, which is not only inaudble, but hardly qualifies as ‘sound’ at all, being more like a bump every 30 seconds!

I think he’s kidding, too, but then I don’t know any Michiganders.

M.

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2005, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audio-equivalent-of-the-laser/320739/2 "2005-09-09T01:00:57Z")

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The column in question: [Why isn’t there an audio equivalent of the laser?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_114.html)