Can you hear this??

[Dino]

I can!!!! :eek:

Teens Turn 'Repeller' into Adult-Proof Ringtone

All Things Considered, May 26, 2006 · The war between teens and authority figures has a new -- or old -- front: ears. British shopkeepers tired of teenage loiterers have turned to the Mosquito teen repellent, which emits a high-pitch frequency that most teenagers can hear -- but not most adults.

But now teens have struck back against the Mosquito: They are using the same sound to communicate without adults' knowledge.

At issue is a text-message ringtone that emits the same pitch as the Mosquito. Using it, students can learn about a new message while they're in class -- where they're not supposed to be using their cellphones. Most of their teachers can't hear the alert.

Inventor Howard Stapleton, creator of the Mosquito teen repellent, says only a few people over age 30 can hear the Mosquito's sound. He and his 16-year-old daughter Isabel talk to Melissa Block about the sound, which has been dubbed "Teen Buzz."

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5434687


To see if you can hear it, click the link below or the link in the news page.


http://download.npr.org/anon.npr-mp3/atc/atc_teenbuzz.mp3

[Jim.Loi]

Sigh...I can't hear it..that means..I'M NO LONGER A TEENAGER....:crying: :sad-2: :worried:

[athena]

wat exactly are we suppose to hear....a lot of high-pitched sounds and some buzz izzit?

[Chris C]

What was the sound like?....me, i heard a high pitch buzz....:squeeze:

[singteck]

There's nothing there.... just a 14kHz buzz

[Dino]

What was the sound like?....me, i heard a high pitch buzz....:squeeze:

Wow, you can hear ah...very good.....yup, its a very high pitch sound.

[h2o]

Mosquito teen repellent, which emits a high-pitch frequency that most teenagers can hear - only a few people over age 30 can hear the Mosquito's sound.
the downloadable sound from your web links is not the same as the actual waves produced by the mosquito repellent...... these are deliberately audible

but i can vouch that at 15yrs of age i could hear the real mosquito repellent which our family used overnight and it was the year that i developed insomnia (no wonder!), my parents couldn't hear the sound much and didn't take notice of me when i complained it kept me awake.......... now you've solved the mystery for me :D