Another way to stick it to the grownups: Ring tones only teenagers can hear.
Apparantly, I’m 61.
I have a great iPhone app called “Dog Whistle” that just emits a sine wave at a frequency you can set. It was slightly horrifying to see how far down my frequency threshold has slipped, seemingly just in the last few years.
Yeah, I just used the ringtones to test my ears’ age and I’m right on schedule, barely able to hear 16khz and nothing higher.
I’m right on schedule as well. Although the younger tones did register – as pain. Does that count? My cat could hear them all, of course.
Apparantly, I’m 61.
I have a great iPhone app called “Dog Whistle” that just emits a sine wave at a frequency you can set. It was slightly horrifying to see how far down my frequency threshold has slipped, seemingly just in the last few years.
Yeah, I just used the ringtones to test my ears’ age and I’m right on schedule, barely able to hear 16khz and nothing higher.
I’m right on schedule as well. Although the younger tones did register – as pain. Does that count? My cat could hear them all, of course.