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Facts About Silencers (www.shithot.co.uk)

submitted 10 months ago by Eavesy to c/mildlyinteresting

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At great looking infographic that provides interesting facts about silencers - Devices that suppress the blast created when a gun is discharged.

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[–] agent_flounder 2 points 10 months ago

Absolutely. To add perspective, typical firearm hearing protection reduces sound by 25-35dB.

I'm sure the full story is more complicated when taking into account frequencies, duration of the spike in sound, etc.