[OT] Decibels and the ear [was: Re: [plug] Hot and bothered CPU hankers for cool breeze]

[James Devenish]

In message <20031217052631.GA3895 at mail.guild.uwa.edu.au>
on Wed, Dec 17, 2003 at 01:26:31PM +0800, James Devenish wrote:
> The "rule of thumb" (that Cameron provided) implies that increasing
> the intensity 400-fold would cause a 2.6-fold increase in loudness.

LOL why did I say 2.6? How about 6.1 instead (2 ^ 2.6)?