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• thom3393 commented on Did You Hear That?
  This is an interesting post. It is funny because I feel that alot of college students use their phone during classes where as in high school you forced not too. But with this ringtone anyone could get away with being on their phone except the one kid who has the teacher that can hear high pitch. As we get older our hearing gets worse which is way i believe they say after age 25 it is harder to hear higher pitched noises. OH!, The things that are invented to prevent getting in trouble for cell phone use!...
• perei049 commented on Did You Hear That?
  I remember people trying this in middle school and it surprisingly worked occasionally. It was funny because the teachers had no idea what was going on. Interestingly enough, the younger teachers did hear a slight noise sometimes but the older teachers couldn't hear a thing. I feel like as you grow old, your hearing depletes due to just natural effects of the body getting older....
• neilx035 commented on Did You Hear That?
  Surprisingly, this new trend is breaking news to me. I'm quite intrigued by this technology and idea, however. I think the factors that go into one's ability to hear high frequencies can not all be explicitly stated... there are probably many, many things contributing to our ear/brain's effectiveness. Perhaps one day we can hone in on a few of the key components, but the human body is a very complex device....
• robe0792 commented on Did You Hear That?
  Funny and interesting subject. I think it simply comes with age. Older people lose their hearing, attended many concerts and perhaps damaged their hearing unintentionally. I do think that it varies though. Some older people have great hearing, while some do not. It could be genetics or perhaps simply aging, but it is still interesting and unique how kids are starting to do this and use this ringtone....
• wlas0006 commented on Self-Control - Nature or Nurture?
  Yes, drug addiction and mental illness are often found together and there is now substantial evidence that both are heritable conditions. This should not be surprising since variations in genetic makeup from person to person should explain part of the reason why some people become addicted to drugs and others in the same situations (like siblings) do not. Saying this, finding the specific sets of genes that are responsible remains elusive. We would like to think of human biology like a machine that can be fixed or tuned to perform in a certain way, but I am not sure that...