What is the worst sound in the world?
October 12, 2012What is the worst sound in the world? That question has received some attention lately and just last night on the evening news, the answer was revealed. In case you missed it, I will share with you but not before showing you some of the sound contenders:
creaky door
dentist drill
vomiting
coughing
mobile phone ringtones
fingernails on a chalkboard
squeaky things
Topping the list of 34 horrible sounds, according to 1.1 million worldwide online voters, was vomiting! Scientists’ explanation is that we are programmed to be repulsed by horrible…