Re: GB vs MB - a proposal
Neil Moore (amethyst@valjean.sfhs.floyd.k12.ky.us)
Tue, 17 Dec 1996 18:30:38 -0500
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> Anno Domini 17 Dec 96 at 14:09, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
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> > Note that MB won't hack it
> > unless "B" stands for Mr. Bell, i.e., dB (decibels).
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> Hmmm.. How loud is MegaBel ??
> 1 dB = 0.1 B so 1 MB = 10'000'000 dB, _very_ loud indeed :)
Especially when considering that bels are measured exponentially.
1 MB is 1E100000 times as loud as 100dB, which is approximately
the human pain threshold.
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