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On that note actually
Killing someone from pure sound requires a minimum decibel count of 185 decibels.
Theres a formula for this too. Starting at 1 meter, the decibel count goes down by 6 every time the distance is halved. Given that the people who heard it were covering their ears, it can be presumed that the decibel count heard there was at least at the level of a hair dryer, which is 90 decibels.
Presuming a distance of 2 miles (3218.688 meters) as a heavy low-end, that comes out to 156 decibels if you're within 1.571625 meters of Miller's screams. Given that decibel counts above 150 decibels can burst your ear drums, the sound is going to be heavily damaging at a minimum and absolutely fatal at a maximum :0
Killing someone from pure sound requires a minimum decibel count of 185 decibels.
Theres a formula for this too. Starting at 1 meter, the decibel count goes down by 6 every time the distance is halved. Given that the people who heard it were covering their ears, it can be presumed that the decibel count heard there was at least at the level of a hair dryer, which is 90 decibels.
Presuming a distance of 2 miles (3218.688 meters) as a heavy low-end, that comes out to 156 decibels if you're within 1.571625 meters of Miller's screams. Given that decibel counts above 150 decibels can burst your ear drums, the sound is going to be heavily damaging at a minimum and absolutely fatal at a maximum :0