# Please Help Me Identify this Odd Household Sound

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-odd-household-sound/118773>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 13, 2002, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-odd-household-sound/118773 "2002-07-13T12:31:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-odd-household-sound/118773/21 "2002-07-14T13:30:50Z")

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I would like to thank everyone who responded with suggestions to try an help. After some experimentation, it seems it is likely the steel AC duct expanding and contracting. There is a huge temperature differential as it runs below my room, as the uncooled garage is below my room. Turning off the AC removed the sound. Turning it back on brought it back.

Or it could be a cold cricket.

Or maybe Death is too cold…

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**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-odd-household-sound/118773/22 "2002-07-14T16:52:50Z")

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Hey! Where’s my ‘atta boy Chris’? Huh?

I nailed it.

More important still, when should I expect the naked pictures to show up (You don’t think my advice is free, do you?).

\*For all the prudes out there, of course I’m kidding. I only want one picture.

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**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-odd-household-sound/118773/23 "2002-07-14T19:02:48Z")

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> \*Originally posted by CnoteChris \*  
> **Hey! Where’s my ‘atta boy Chris’? Huh?**

Atta boy, Chris! 😃

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**Author:** ![CnoteChris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/278dde/32.png) [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2002, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-identify-this-odd-household-sound/118773/24 "2002-07-14T19:54:51Z")

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I _suppose_ I can settle for that.

Glad you got it resolved.

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