TeenBuzz, a ringtone only the young can hear

A local Indian Newspaper "Mumbai Mirror" carried the following news today!

If you ever wanted proof for a generation gap, itâ€™s here. A ringtone called Teenbuzz, which can be heard only by youngsters. No magic. As people age, many of them develop what is known as ageing ear -- a loss of ability to hear high frequency sounds.

Yesterday, we reported on our Tech pages how this ringtone has become a rage among the young across the world and is being used to hoodwink parents, teachers and other elders because it is simply inaudible to them.

Our Tuesday, Mirror went testing this ringtone on Mumbaiites and found that it works.
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It had the following graphic

The Origin

'TeenBuzz' owes its origins to a 'teen-repellent' gadget called Mosquito. Its inventor Howard Stapleton described it as a device 'almost all of those aged below 20 can hear while almost nobody aged above 30 can'.

The idea occurred to Stapleton from a childhood experience. When 12, he had once accompanied his father to a welding shop where the high-pitched whining of the machines hurt his ears. But he noticed that the welders themselves heard nothing. He came to know that children can hear sounds of very high frequency. This ability decreases as a person ages.

It was this observation which he put to use while inventing Mosquito. It emitted a sound on a very high frequency (18,000-Hz) that adults failed to hear, but proved very irritating to teens, thus keeping them out.

The result was the Mosquito - the world's first teen-repellent which was launched last November.
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Some comments from People
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/mmpaper.asp?sectid=2&articleid=61320062357153596132006235714328
Doesn't this sound amazing lol!!!!!
Abhishek

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