• jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works
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    5 days ago

    CRT TV’s emit a high frequency noise while in operation. Apparently there must be a significant number of people who can’t hear frequencies that high. My wife can’t hear it and had no idea those TV’s made any noise at all.

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      I remember I was able to hear them as a kid. It’s been a while since I’ve interacted with one, so who knows if it’s even likely that i still have that acuteness of hearing, but I do remember it. Some good amount of years ago I found a crt monitor and turned it on and the dimming and slightly-static clicking sounds sent me back