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tzuryyesterday at 7:01 PM3 repliesview on HN

https://everything2.com/title/7+hertz+-+the+resonant+frequen...

Example (for both functions):

    /* Emits a 7-Hz tone for 10 seconds.

      True story: 7 Hz is the resonant
      frequency of a chicken's skull cavity.
      This was determined empirically in
      Australia, where a new factory
      generating 7-Hz tones was located too
      close to a chicken ranch: When the
      factory started up, all the chickens
      died.

      Your PC may not be able to emit a 7-Hz tone. */

 #include 

   int main(void)
   {
     sound(7);
     delay(10000);
     nosound();
     return 0;
   }

from the comments over there (2002)

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sandermvanvlietyesterday at 7:11 PM

Not very likely

https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/a/54400

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jasonwatkinspdxyesterday at 8:27 PM

You're not generating a 7 hz tone on any sort of conventional audio gear, and definitely not a pc speaker.

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conradojordantoday at 3:52 PM

An easier way to generate a 7 Hz tone is to just move your hands back and forth 7 times a second. Either way you won't be able to hear because we can't hear 7 Hz anyway