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Can of Compressed Air
By Stilgar, August 26th, 2008 Air | blowing | hissing | Plastic | scraping | Straw | Single Subject | Experiment | Variable Bitrate | MonoClick to play
0:09 minutes (362.04 KB)
I spray a can of compressed air at the microphone. The nozzle straw of it ended up rubbing against the microphone once, which produced an interesting noise.
Dishwasher End, droning, hissing, humming
By Stephan, November 21st, 2007 Dishwasher | drone | Energy | Force | hawing | hissing | humming | Kitchen | Machine | whizzing | Single Subject | Natural | 160 kBit/s | Stereo 4:36 minutes (4.21 MB)
This recording of the dishwashers end of the washing cycle is strongly shortened. I cut out long passages of dead air because it is resting and heating.
Water vaporizing on hot Stones
By Natalie, April 29th, 2007 fizzing | frizzling | Heat | hissing | hot | Sauna | scalding | vaporizing | Water | Natural | 160 kBit/s | Stereo 0:17 minutes (327.59 KB)
Pouring Water on the sauna oven.
Water is quickly boiling away.
Oven metal ticking from heat.
Boiler - Gas Heater
By Stephan, April 20th, 2007 Boiler | Flame | Gas | Heat | Heater | hissing | Ignition | switch off | switch on | Single Subject | Natural | 160 kBit/s | Stereo 0:26 minutes (504.63 KB)
The boiler switches on, heats and switches off.
YOu can hear the ignition flame igniting the gas.
Cooker hood
By ezwa, April 19th, 2007 Air | cooker hood | Gas | hissing | Kitchen | Pressure | range hood | Single Subject | 128 kBit/s | Mono 0:14 minutes (222.49 KB)
hydraulic lift down
By Stephan, April 18th, 2007 *twang* | Air | hissing | Hydraulic | Lift | Mechanism | Pressure | Single Subject | Natural | 160 kBit/s | Stereo 0:24 minutes (479.63 KB)
Air Duster
By Stephan, April 17th, 2007 *hssss* | Aerosol | Air | Duster | hissing | Leak | Noise | Pressure | Sprayer | Single Subject | Natural | Other | Stereo 0:21 minutes (821.47 KB)
Using an air duster can. Releasing the air harder and harder. SOunds like a gas leak, too.
Air Duster Short
By Stephan, April 17th, 2007 *pffff* | Aerosol | Air | Duster | hissing | Pressure | Sprayer | Single Subject | Natural | 192 kBit/s | Stereo 0:05 minutes (116.17 KB)
Using an air duster can to dust off computers and electronics.

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