• In a convertible, Having a top down can Damage hearing
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[url]http://www.news4jax.com/news/21256047/detail.html[/url] [quote]JACKSONVILLE , Fla. -- The freedom of the wind in your hair may be exhilarating to convertible lovers, but your ears may not love the sounds of the road. Dr. Andrea Moore, an audiologist, said a new study out of England suggests riding in a convertible with the top down can cause long-term damage to your hearing. "There are a lot of sounds we expose ourselves to that are usually very benign but are actually above safe listening level," Moore said. "It depends on how long you're riding in that convertible. So it may take many years, whereas one person may be exposed to one gunshot, whereas the impact at that level can cause permanent damage with one shot." Channel 4's Scott Johnson spoke to several convertible owners, and all of them defended their driving habits. "I don't think it's bad," one owner said. "If you're standing in strong wind, it's the same. Personally, I haven't experienced where the wind was really rushing into my ears." Even after the convertible owners were told about the study, they said they'll still keep driving with the top down. "The whole reason I got it is so I can bring the top down, so i'm not going to stop now," one owner said. Moore said often where hearing loss is concerned, you don't notice until it's gone. "Most of the time when you're exposed to noise levels over a period of time, it's a very insidious loss that occurs," Moore said. "Very high frequency is lost, but people don't notice because it's not the volume."[/quote]
This won't effect anything really.
Breaking news;- Cars cause CANCER :byodood:
I call BS. I have a convertible, and you never have wind rushing past your ears.
[QUOTE=The Epidemic;17755223]Breaking news;- Cars cause CANCER :byodood:[/QUOTE] Woah, r u seriouse man?
My dad has one... and his hearing doesn't seem to be any worse than it was before. And mine's fine. Silly scientists.
[QUOTE=surfur;17755225]I call BS. I have a convertible, and you never have wind rushing past your ears.[/QUOTE] Then it's already too late for you.
[b]What? Type louder![/b]
I've heard of this from Truck drivers, having their window down all the time, they go deaf in their left ear. But convertibles? I really doubt it, its not that loud in a convertible.
[quote=death0nwings;17757319][b]what? Type louder![/b][/quote] newsflash: Convertables make you go blind!
[QUOTE=surfur;17755225]I call BS. I have a convertible, and you never have wind rushing past your ears.[/QUOTE] In the freeway?
[QUOTE=The Epidemic;17755223]Breaking news;- Cars cause CANCER :byodood:[/QUOTE] We [i]must[/i] ban them.
Hearing damage is punishment for being a douche for owning a convertible.
[QUOTE=The Epidemic;17755223]Breaking news;- Cars cause CANCER :byodood:[/QUOTE] Breaking news: Breaking news causes CAhnnnng
I would believe it, but the drivers don't feel it as much as the back Passenger, they are the ones who suffer.
[QUOTE=The Epidemic;17755223]Breaking news;- Cars cause CANCER :byodood:[/QUOTE] HOLY SHIT! We need to stop using cars right away!
And it messes up my hair. I don't even roll my driver side window down because it makes my hair look like garbage.
MP3 Players and shit have already got to that, to late.
I'm tired of all these motherfucking deaf people in this motherfucking convertible!
These twats just want us to have no fun at all.
[QUOTE=Doctor_Communism;17766166]Hearing damage is punishment for being a douche for owning a convertible.[/QUOTE] ~Jealousy in its purest form~
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;17766921]And it messes up my hair. I don't even roll my driver side window down because it makes my hair look like garbage.[/QUOTE] Breaking news: Driving with your windows rolled up turns you into a sissy
[QUOTE=BrainDeath;17758044]newsflash: Convertables make you go blind![/QUOTE] I've got nothin'.
Wouldn't it depend on how fast you were going? Cruising along country roads at 40 mph on a motorcycle is not that loud, and that's when it's the most fun having the wind anyway.
This won't stop anyone from buying convertibles, nor will it stop companies from manufacturing convertibles.
[QUOTE=TailsPrower;17822648]Wouldn't it depend on how fast you were going? Cruising along country roads at 40 mph on a motorcycle is not that loud, and that's when it's the most fun having the wind anyway.[/QUOTE] What kind of pussy only rides at 40MPH on a country road?
ITT: people argue that something can't possibly be true because they don't want it to be.
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