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Researchers find that you can't handle the silence.
"What they've found is that when all outside noise is removed from an enclosure, human hearing will do its best to find something to listen to. In a room where almost 100% of sound is muted, people begin to hear things like their own heartbeat at a greatly amplified volume. As the minute tick by in absolute quiet, the human mind begins to lose its grip, causing test subjects to hallucinate."
Full article:
Quietest place on Earth mutes all sounds, messes with your head | Tecca
"What they've found is that when all outside noise is removed from an enclosure, human hearing will do its best to find something to listen to. In a room where almost 100% of sound is muted, people begin to hear things like their own heartbeat at a greatly amplified volume. As the minute tick by in absolute quiet, the human mind begins to lose its grip, causing test subjects to hallucinate."
Full article:
Quietest place on Earth mutes all sounds, messes with your head | Tecca