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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 11:51 PM Original message |
What was the loudest sound you ever heard? |
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bluesbassman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-28-11 11:54 PM Response to Original message |
1. FA18 at Mcclellan AFB |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:51 AM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I'm so old, the Thunderbirds were flying F-4 |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
2. I built a LOT of pipe bombs as a kid. |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Whatr?? |
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TrogL (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:10 AM Response to Original message |
3. an amplifier feeding back through headphones direct into my ears |
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Flaxbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:27 AM Response to Original message |
4. the sound of the car hitting my passenger door at 60mph |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:54 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. ok, now I'm crying |
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Throd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:30 AM Response to Original message |
5. When a train carrying bombs and ammunition exploded in Roseville, CA in the early 70's. |
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Lindsey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 12:53 AM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Off the top of my head I'd say the Northridge Earthquake. I was |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
10. I had a job on top of a mountain in Lake Louise. There was a jet base |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
11. The thunder last night. I thought the house exploded. |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
12. A tie between the Concorde taking off and a Harrier jet hovering. |
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IADEMO2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
13. Paul Black (R.I.P.) Silver City Iowa was my boss in the 70's |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
14. Just remembered another one: |
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geardaddy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. I didn't see the implosion, but |
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oneshooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
15. A m-60 firing a 25 rd teaser belt 4ft from my left ear. n/t |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
16. A 20mm Vulcan gun firing 100 rounds over my head. |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 12:08 AM Response to Original message |
17. An EA-6B on the cats at military power. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
18. Probably my shotgun going off by my ear |
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denbot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 02:29 AM Response to Original message |
19. Toss up between the first time I heard a 5" gun going off 20 feet from me.. |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 03:33 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Nice catch, you noticed the flyby. |
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grasswire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:53 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. that picture scares the **** out of me |
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woofless (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
21. F-4 Phantom |
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sakabatou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 11:52 AM Response to Original message |
23. The DJ at my brother's wedding |
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hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
25. A lightening strike. |
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Glassunion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
26. It was the sound of 55 million heads exploding the night Obama was elected. |
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RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
27. A mortar going off 30 yards from my foxhole |
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BlueJazz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
28. My dog....after eating a can of beans. |
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rbnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-30-11 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
29. The inside of a... |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 01:03 AM Response to Original message |
30. Lightning strike |
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Incitatus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
31. .44 shot right next to my head. nt |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 01:21 AM Response to Original message |
32. yup, flightline in general |
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sgsmith (305 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 06:08 AM Response to Original message |
33. Launch of Apollo 17 |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 10:30 AM Response to Reply #33 |
43. Awesome! |
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CBGLuthier (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
34. Murrah Building Bombing |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
35. Three come to mind. In chronological order: |
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ohnoyoudidnt (250 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 01:15 PM Response to Original message |
36. A train that crashed into a dump truck about 50 yards away from me. nt |
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GCP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
37. A squadron of Vulcan bombers taking off |
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Denninmi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jul-01-11 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
38. Honestly. A Genesis concert. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 12:46 AM Response to Original message |
39. I forgot... I once got to see them demolish a building with explosives |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 01:16 AM Response to Original message |
40. Lightning strike on a nearby powerline: simultaneous FLASHBOOM! |
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Lucian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
41. What? I can't hear you! |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jul-02-11 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
42. X with Dave Alvin &Tony Gilkyson at Fitzgerald's in Houston. |
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laundry_queen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-03-11 01:01 AM Response to Original message |
44. Close lightning |
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