# Sound cancelling technology

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-cancelling-technology/733304>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 2, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-cancelling-technology/733304 "2015-10-02T21:34:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-cancelling-technology/733304/21 "2015-10-25T05:26:32Z")

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Anyone else remember that story in Arthur Clarke’s “Tales From The White Hart” about a sound cancellation experiment?

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**Author:** ![Francis\_Vaughan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/francis_vaughan/32/3093_2.png) [@Francis\_Vaughan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francis_Vaughan)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-cancelling-technology/733304/22 "2015-10-25T07:31:43Z")

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> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#):
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> Anyone else remember that story in Arthur Clarke’s “Tales From The White Hart” about a sound cancellation experiment?

Yup. 😃

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**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2015, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-cancelling-technology/733304/23 "2015-10-25T11:06:16Z")

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Francis,

Thank you for your answer as well. I replied to LSLGuy but I should have addressed my questions to both of you.

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