The ring-tone, know as "Teen Buzz," allows students to surreptitiously exchange text messages unbeknownst to teachers whose older ears cannot detect the sound.
A security company in Wales developed the tone -- the Mosquito Teen Repeller -- to drive away teens loitering around shopping malls in Britain,
But US teens have created their own version of the piercing sound and are selling it on the Internet for 2.99 dollars.
Most adults are unable to hear the tone as with age people are less likely to hear high-frequency sounds.
At 17,000 Hertz, Teen Buzz falls within the highest of pitches noticeable to humans, who can hear as low as 40-50 Hz and as high as 20,000 Hz."
Thats just awsome. Until you get caught, I suppose. And it's expensive, and sounds painful on the ears... Yeah. Still cool though.
1 comment:
It is very clever.
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