COMPARITIVE EXAMPLES OF NOISE LEVELS Noise Source Decibel Level Decibel Effect Jet take-off (at 25 meters) 150 Eardrum rupture Aircraft carrier deck 140   Military jet aircraft take-off from aircraft carrier with afterburner at 50 ft (130 dB). 130   Thunderclap, chain saw. Oxygen torch (121 dB). 120 Painful. 32 times as loud as 70 dB….

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