In galvanizing moments, the roar of their simultaneous cheers can be heard blocks away.
Thousands of them were standing nearby in the crisp darkness, waving signs, whistling and chanting in Spanish and English at a volume that could be heard blocks away.
The explosions, which sent the 100-gallon tanks hurtling into the street shortly after 3 p.m., could be seen and heard blocks away from the 84th Precinct house at 301 Gold Street.
Their single tones, with a typical volume of 97 112 decibels (dB) at the source, are loud enough to damage hearing 4 and can be heard blocks from the danger zone, says Thalheimer.
When you hear "block grants," ask how state legislatures will protect the poor.
While leaders of the evenly divided Senate bargained, resuming a session that started Monday night, Republicans in a budget committee hearing blocked proposed new taxes on hotel and motel rooms, cigarettes, telephone bills and real estate transfers.
Schulz described it as low-end, explaining, "It's basically just a fairly traditional earplug that has a filter in it, that allows through most of the sounds that you would normally hear," while blocking sharper noises, like gunfire.
If you don't want to hear them, block them.
"When I heard about Bloomberg blocking off part of Broadway for pedestrian malls a while back, I felt that it was wrong.
The blast was heard a block away.
When Ouimet sank his final, tying putt, the cheering could be heard for blocks.
