Museum of Portable Sound
@portablesound.bsky.social
Independent museum in Portsmouth, UK bringing the culture & history of sound beyond music to one listener at a time since 2015. Not a music museum or record label. https://museumofportablesound.com
People 3,000 miles (4,800km) away described the sound as “cannon fire from a nearby ship”. The pressure wave circled the Earth more than 3 times, blowing out the eardrums of sailors 40 miles (64 km) away. (2/2)
August 27, 2023 at 2:59 PM
People 3,000 miles (4,800km) away described the sound as “cannon fire from a nearby ship”. The pressure wave circled the Earth more than 3 times, blowing out the eardrums of sailors 40 miles (64 km) away. (2/2)
The loudest sound in the world happened 140 years ago today, when the months-long 1883 eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia came to a climax, exploding 4 times, registering 172 decibels at 100 miles (161 km) from the source. (1/2)
August 27, 2023 at 2:58 PM
The loudest sound in the world happened 140 years ago today, when the months-long 1883 eruption of the Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia came to a climax, exploding 4 times, registering 172 decibels at 100 miles (161 km) from the source. (1/2)
We've been looking at sound a little differently than everybody else since 2015. Come see what we're all about. Book your own visit – online or in-person in Portsmouth – at museumofportablesound.com/visit.
August 26, 2023 at 4:48 PM
We've been looking at sound a little differently than everybody else since 2015. Come see what we're all about. Book your own visit – online or in-person in Portsmouth – at museumofportablesound.com/visit.