Word: decibels
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...earth sciences lie virtual volleyball, the "Musical Steps," a chicken hatchery, a light-up "Transparent Woman" and the world's largest Van de Graaf generator, which shoots 15-foot bolts of lightening. They've also got the Mugar Omni Theater, with dome-shaped surround-screen and 84 high-decibel speakers that you might experience the sinking of the Titanic or scaling of Mt. Everest. Museum: Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. $8. 723-2500. The Omni: 523-6664 for advance tickets, $7.50 each. T-stop: Science Station...
...reward for being a suck-up. Ballmer operates at a decibel level bordering on OSHA's mandatory ear-protection threshold, a one-man surround-sound. He and Gates, who became fast friends in 1973 during their freshman year at Harvard, have always enjoyed what they refer to as a "high bandwidth" relationship; it means they can scream at each other but are still able to listen and respond. "We fairly well anticipate what the other guy is thinking, and can finish each other's sentences," says Ballmer of his 25-year relationship with Gates. "That doesn't mean we always...
...must stay after school, every single episode of his life, to write a homily on the fourth-grade blackboard (e.g., "The Pledge of Allegiance does not end with 'Hail, Satan'"). In a family of noisy eaters, he is perhaps the loudest, at least in decibel-to-kilogram ratio. He has a few weaknesses: exposing his buttocks, sassing his father, making prank calls to Moe's Tavern ("Is Oliver there? Oliver Clothesoff?") and speaking like a Cockney chimney sweep. One of the few trophies on his bedroom shelf is labeled EVERYBODY GETS A TROPHY...
...Quad residents have grown to love the Quad, and if given the choice to move to the River, would not take it. Who had the most spirit at Annenberg while welcoming the first-years? Currier, Pforzheimer and Cabot clearly outdid the rest of the houses in sheer number and decibel level. Even though we comprise just one-fourth of the total upper-class population, the Quad had an equal number of representatives at Annenberg as the River houses combined. The feeling of bonding was genuine, not contrived...
ASTROWATCH Omega's Speedmaster Professional X-33 is no ordinary timepiece. Designed for astronauts, the $3,000 watch can resist temperatures up to 200[degrees]F, peal out an 80-decibel alarm (nearly as loud as a freight train) and track mission time. If it's good enough to be used in space, it's good to go on earth...