Feb 07, 2010

Did everyone notice that Baylen Brees was fitted with a set of Peltor hearing protectors during the Super Bowl XLIV trophy award ceremony? I’m pretty sure they were the Peltor H7A Over-the-Head Earmuff.

Best Father Ever.

Update, Feb 8, 2010:

Consumer Reports offers its kudos.

Update, Feb 9, 2010:

In an interview in Inc. Magazine, a Peltor executive says that the hearing protectors are Peltor Junior Earmuffs

Update, Mar 3, 2010:

The New York Times gets in on the action:

The boy was wearing what looked like the headphones worn by his fatherÕs coaches on the sideline, but they were actually low-cost, low-tech earmuffs meant to protect his hearing from the stadiumÕs roar.

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Feb 04, 2010

There’s a scene in the the The West Wing episode “18th and Potomac” where a television network executive asks White House Press Secretary CJ Gregg “Is the water over your head?” and CJ responds “No. The water is exactly at my head.” Given the projects I’m juggling at the moment, that pretty much sums up what I’m feeling.

Anyway, two interesting articles that caught my eye:

• The Wall Street Journal attempts to explain “Why New Restaurants Are So Noisy” - it’s actually a suprisingly good article, with some relevant advice (such as treating parallel surfaces) and, above all, advising designers to hire an acoustical consultant.
• MIT’s OpenCourseWare is offering material from a class on the The Anthropology of Sound (Tip o’ the Hat to Latoya Burnell-Moore)



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