From: blockedofcourse@foo.invalid   
      
   On 12/11/2025 5:14 AM, John R Walliker wrote:   
   >> If *it* was advertised as "200 dB", would you doubt their   
   >> claim (even though no one would realistically evaluate it   
   >> at 1 ft in a "weather alert system")?   
   >   
   > That device would produce a sound pressure level of about 167dBspl   
   > at 30cm from the source.   
   > I would certainly doubt a claim of 200dB.   
      
   What's it do at 1 cm?  Or, do we just pretend there is an   
   absence of effect at distances closer than 30 cm?  Why   
   30 and not 10?  Or, 500?   
      
   My point is, that is a "respectible" manufacturer targeting   
   a "knowledgeable" community.  If they had chosen to   
   extend their data to shorter distances, they aren't   
   "making stuff up".   
      
   Consumer markets operate under entirely different assumptions.   
      
   What makes one "aspirin" more expensive than another?   
      
   If I tell you that this screwdriver is hardened to Rc 65,   
   would you purchase it over another hardened to Rc 64?  66?   
      
   Why do you purchase one brand of "batteries" over another?   
   Is there any reliable data on their capacities?  Have you   
   done any specific research?   
      
   Ivory soap claims to be "99.44% pure" -- why aren't other   
   soap manufacturers marketing "99.45% pure" products?   
      
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