The Digital Past

Hertz is the measure of frequency for sound. (Sadly, as I’m writing this, my ears now hurt) People with normal hearing can hear from about 50 hz to 20,000 hz. We listened to the hertz frequency in class today, starting from the beginning and going up to about 17,000 hz. I do find it interesting that as you get older, you can hear less, like how our professor could only hear up to around 12,000-13,000 hz, but most of the class could hear up to the 17,000. It has to do with hearing loss and age, and there are plenty of other factors too, I’m sure. The further you go up in hertz frequencies, the more it hurts to hear. Going up to 17,000 hurts was so painful to listen to, especially because it was a continuous sound. As I was doing research on the hertz frequency, something came up about the magic number “432,” which is apparently the natural frequency of the universe. It’s interesting to read about, and how this certain frequency seems to bring everyone together. I will say that it is a pretty nice frequency to listen to, after listening to it! Although, I never want to go so high on the hertz frequency again!