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[–] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 2 months ago (3 children)

then will the morning traffic quit making noise at 8 AM?

[–] Cadeillac@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Right? This person is so fucking entitled. How dare people enjoy a few nights a year!

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Synthesis: everyone should have a well constructed residence with ample sound damp~~en~~ing where late night fireworks and early morning traffic noise wouldn't be a problem. Capitalist real estate developers minimizing their costs and maximizing their profits have us fighting each other when they're the real problem.

e; I was actually thinking microphones would pick up and retransmit sounds after running it through some reverb and flanging to get a cozy underwater effect, but damping external sounds makes a lot more sense

[–] Bezier@suppo.fi 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Dampening means making something damp (wet). The word you're probably looking for is "damping."

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

Ah, you're totally right,thank you, I'd been using those interchangeably without thinking about it much

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

That edit deserves extra kudos

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz -1 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Drag doesn't think we need to build better insulation in order to stop traffic noise. All we need to do is ban explosion powered cars. However, we should install better insulation anyway to save electricity and reduce carbon use even further.

[–] shroomato@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Unfortunately most noise from cars at speeds above 30km/h is due to tires hitting the road surface, not engines.

[–] capital@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

That’s more bearable than the fuckers with loud exhaust.

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That's why we also need speed limits of 30km/h in residential and commercial areas.

[–] Cadeillac@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That doesn't stop anyone in the states

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It stops people in the Netherlands, because the Netherlands narrowed their streets and installed traffic calming. We shouldn't be thinking of speed limits as a sign and a law. We should be thinking of speed limits as a psychological result of our infrastructure's design.

[–] NuclearDolphin@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

Sounds smart...exactly why it can't happen here.

[–] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

why would we want a lower speed limit than school parking lots have?

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 months ago

Because the speed limits in school parking lots are too high.

[–] Cadeillac@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

All of this can be true

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

That only helps quiet down cars below 30 km/h. Above that speed, most noise is either rolling noise or wind noise.

[–] dragonfucker@lemmy.nz 7 points 2 months ago

Drag suggests solving the problem by improving the train lines. Electric trains are quieter than cars. If everyone takes the train to work, there will be less car noise.

[–] variants@possumpat.io 2 points 2 months ago

There's still traffic that late?