alt Hacker News> The average person around them knows quite a bit about the noise level, and how far it carries.
Do they? How much noise do you imagine comes from a data center that isn't operating a gas turbine?
> The average person around them knows quite a bit about the noise level, and how far it carries.
Do they? How much noise do you imagine comes from a data center that isn't operating a gas turbine?
I believe there’s been a number of investigative journalists/ YouTubers that have looked into this and it can be quite staggering. Not just human audible noise but infrasound and ultrasound as well. IIRC Ben Jordan’s video “ Datacenters Behaving Like Acoustic Weapons” would probably be a good place to start.
They could build these data centers to eliminate the noise but it’s cheaper to ruin the livability of surrounding areas.