Purdue’s Ross-Ade Stadium has a new horn. It appears this is a horn that will play after the Boilermakers score touchdowns. It’s a really, really loud horn. Put the volume on for this if you dare, but use headphones if you’re in an office setting or have small children nearby:
Purdue will now blast a 130-decibel touchdown horn as loud as a military jet taking off
Better not let Purdue score touchdowns.
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That’s 130.8 decibels, according to Purdue’s measurement.
How loud is 130 decibels? Let’s just ask Purdue.
The university’s chemistry department has a useful index of various noises and how loud they are. The example the school uses of something that’s 130 decibels is a “military jet aircraft take-off from aircraft carrier with afterburner at 50 ft.” We now live in a world where every single Purdue home touchdown will come with the sound of a fighter jet taking off from the USS Carl Vinson. Defenses need to just not give up touchdowns.
Some things that are quieter than Purdue’s new horn: any human being getting as loud as possible manually, a thunderclap, a chainsaw, and an oxygen torch.
The Boilers are sort of just taking a page from hockey here.
NHL teams all have goal horns. You can listen to those here:
Purdue’s new toy seems louder.
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