Screeching Sound of Peeling Tape

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33 points | by akshatjiwan 3 days ago

6 comments

  • icosian 3 hours ago
    For a long time after my daughter was born, I wasn't sure if she could hear or not. I tried to get her to react / turn her head / wake up to voice, music, claps... Nothing.

    One day I was taping up a box behind her and I pulled out a length of packing tape. It made that awful screeching noise and she was startled. It was a repeatable result. Her hearing was fine, she was just super chilled about noise in general. I found her limit with a roll of tape.

    • awakeasleep 36 minutes ago
      Just where my mind went while reading the abstract. Babies hate this sound!
      • mhb 24 minutes ago
        To them, it's like a baby crying.
  • qlm 4 hours ago
    "The screeching of peeling tape is a familiar albeit annoying sound."

    I don't find it annoying, I quite like it. The only time I've experienced "ASMR" was from somebody peeling tape next to me.

  • OptionOfT 1 hour ago
    I remember buying the Scotch Magic Tape, the matte one.

    I was surprised that it didn't make the sound. Probably because it's a little bit more flexible?

  • etrautmann 3 hours ago
    This was a surprisingly satisfying and interesting read. Cool setup and delightfully random but well answered question.
  • HelloUsername 2 hours ago
    Can also be used for apple biting sound effect
  • leni536 4 hours ago
    Scotch tape just keeps on giving in science.