Quiet after the snowfall
2021
When it is snowing, the outdoors feels quiet.
It is not only due to visual effects or the sensations caused by the cold, but also to the fact that on very cold or snowy days the sound is really less reverberant and dampened.
Sound is a vibration. When air vibrations reach the eardrums of the ear, they are perceived as sound. However, snow absorbs the vibrations. Snow is made up of complex crystals of various shapes. The sound is absorbed into the gaps between the crystals, resulting in a sound deadening effect of up to 80%.
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