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main support are there?)? What would make the middle part more convincing, if
you feel it does not effectively support the main argument? How does the
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ReplyDeleteThere is a significant difference in how sound, frequencies and vibrations effects humans, as opposed to homogeneous (and non homogeneous) materials. The results are based on studies and research done in Anechoic Chambers. Supporting factors come from a scientist who explains the different levels of frequencies and the effects on human hearing. An ex prisoner of Guantanamo Bay describes his experiences being tortured by sound. The effects clearly differ between this material that resonates and humans. Unfortunately, I did not see relevance, other than expression of sadness in read lyrics, in the introduction. I did notice the song was the one used to demonstrate the effects on the homogeneous materials and the non homogeneous materials. The end of the video showed me that at a higher level of vibration and frequency the material turns into resonated mush, showing the main argument that if we could resonate this is what a human brain could look like at the same frequency and vibration.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what you said about high levels of vibration can disturb our brain. However I'm not sure that would be noted as the main point of the video, but rather one small detail.
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Megan Coker
I am unsure myself. But seems it should be a bigger deal than it is. : )
DeleteI also think that the main point of the video was a bit confusing. However, I believe the main point was to inform his audience the ability of sound on the human body and how it changes.
DeleteThe main argument of this video is about how sound or music can be used for enjoyment and torture. The introduction supports this because they talk about how sound can be painful at any level if it is for a prolonged time. Main support is the man in the video who was tortured using sound, silence and other methods at Guantanamo Bay. At the beginning of the video you will notice this takes place at an audio laboratory in Cambridge University, so they may have been using the man in the video to test this theory. The middle is very convincing because they use a person who has lived with sound or silence as torture first hand as a prisoner. The conclusion of the video works well because the sound is not pleasant at all, thus proving their point.
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Although I do agree with most of your determination, I do believe that the effects of different frequencies and vibrations on the homogeneous (and non) materials is significant. They show what could be the result in human bodies, if we were to resonate.
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DeleteI got mostly the same thing from this video although I did not feel convinced by that poor man first person testimony . Yes it was sad but, I had trouble trying to connect as to why he was there other then he had been a prisoner.
DeleteAnother point I saw in the conclusion that you might have added was that the uglier the sound was the uglier the pattern was in the two demonstrations. But I might be looking into it too hard.
DeleteThe main point of the video was to incorporate the thought that sound can sometimes be a weapon as well as everything else. It started talking about how the ear and hearing can be harmed by may different parts of sound like the decibel or the time exposed to it. The big disconnect I have with this video is the mixed format from an academic explains to the unnecessary mini music video that was a bit excise in combination with the video at the end. I got the point sound can hurt. Then the prisoner and his story of abuse was heartbreaking and truly sad, but hardly shocking. The last clip of the video felt like a small variances on the music video. I felt like it was to force the video to resonate with the audience as a sort of summary.
ReplyDeleteI feel that without the music the main argument couldn't be portrayed, the music was needed at the end to show how the decibel of sound could actual destroy the object. despite that, I agree with your argument about the summary at the end of the argument.
DeleteThe video, “Saturday Come Slow” demonstrations sounds capabilities with inanimate objects and humans. The video was analyzed at an audio laboratory at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom. Scientists theorize the effects of sound based on the tortured man’s experience in Guantanamo Bay. It was found that even eighty decibels of sound at a long period of time could do remarkable damage to both humans and material objects. At the end of the video this argument was proven by the solid material that was centered in the middle of the speaker that eventually liquefied. It even proves that a simple song such as Saturday Come Slow can potentially do immense damage to the ear, brain and even inanimate objects.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with your statement, but I think you were not very clear with the conclusion as you did not state what happened at the end of the video, and how the awful sounds at the ending made their point clear.
DeleteI agree with that I should have been more descriptive with my conclusion (:
DeleteThe main point of the video is to convey the different uses of sound. The intro has the man speaking the lyrics of the song rather than singing them as is done towards the middle of the video. This is a small example of how sound can be delivered in many different ways. The video also goes into how music (something listened to for pleasure) can be used as torture. When clipping occurs during the use of poor speakers it can be more annoying than simple loudness. The middle of the video shows a clip of what seems to be sand on a metal plate resonating the sound of the song. This example of sounds effect on the world around us could have been stronger or maybe explained better but still shows the beauty sound can bring through the patterns in the sand. The end of the video shows a clip of a liquid resting in the horn of a speaker, when subjected to music shows the sporadic and almost frightening effect sound can have.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with most of the things you have said, but I was curious to ask why you didn't mention his prison experience more. I thought it was a very important part of the video because it was his firsthand experience with the torture.
DeleteAudio and sounds can be used as torture or for enjoyment, and it becomes very clear of this through the demonstrations in the video. Sound is a powerful tool, and a sense human’s rely on heavily to understand their surroundings, but hearing the same thing for too long may cause damage to the human body. These ideas are backed up with a demonstration of awful noises as well as a man who experienced this kind of sound torture recall his experiences of his time in prison. This was very convincing because it provided a scientific explanation but also a firsthand experience of how this effected the man in Guantanamo Bay. The end of the video concluded by showing a substance over the top of a speaker that is playing loudly. This substance is constantly changing due to the different frequencies coming through the speakers, showing what it could potentially do to the human body as well.
ReplyDeleteAlthough we think that music is only for our enjoyment, it can sometimes be used as a torture mechanism. In the beginning of the video it starts off by a man talking with intense sounds in the background, causing us to become irritated and making it hard to pay attention to what is going. Automatically the main point takes place with the university explaining the different sound waves and how powerful they can be, all while playing some of them throughout the video. I think that they did make the middle part most convincing because they had someone who was tortured by sound for an experiment, explaining what he went through. Towards the end of their video they make their argument very clear by blasting horrific sounds that would obviously bother someone to make their point.
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