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• 50 refrigerator
• 50 – 60 electric toothbrush
• 50 – 75 washing machine
• 50 – 75 air conditioner
• 50 – 80 electric shaver
• 55 coffee percolator
• 55 – 70 dishwasher
• 60 sewing machine
• 60 – 85 vacuum cleaner
• 60 – 95 hair dryer
• 65 – 80 alarm clock
• 70 TV audio
• 70 – 80 coffee grinder
• 70 – 95 garbage disposal
• 75 – 85 flush toilet
• 80 pop-up toaster
• 80 doorbell
• 80 ringing telephone
• 80 whistling kettle
• 80 – 90 food mixer or processor
• 80 – 90 blender
• 80 – 95 garbage disposal
• 110 baby crying
• 110 squeaky toy held close to the ear
• 135 noisy squeeze toys

• 40 quiet office, library
• 50 large office
• 65 – 95 power lawn mower
• 80 manual machine, tools
• 85 handsaw
• 90 tractor
• 90 – 115 subway
• 95 electric drill
• 100 factory machinery
• 100 woodworking class
• 105 snow blower
• 110 power saw
• 110 leafblower
• 120 chain saw, hammer on nail
• 120 pneumatic drills, heavy machine
• 120 jet plane (at ramp)
• 120 ambulance siren
• 125 chain saw
• 130 jackhammer, power drill
• 130 air raid
• 130 percussion section at symphony
• 140 airplane taking off
• 150 jet engine taking off
• 150 artillery fire at 500 feet
• 180 rocket launching from pad

• 40 quiet residential area
• 70 freeway traffic
• 85 heavy traffic, noisy restaurant
• 90 truck, shouted conversation
• 95 – 110 motorcycle
• 100 snowmobile
• 100 school dance, boom box
• 110 disco
• 110 busy video arcade
• 110 symphony concert
• 110 car horn
• 110 -120 rock concert
• 112 personal cassette player on high
• 117 football game (stadium)
• 120 band concert
• 125 auto stereo (factory installed)
• 130 stock car races
• 143 bicycle horn
• 150 firecracker
• 156 capgun
• 157 balloon pop
• 162 fireworks (at 3 feet)
• 163 rifle
• 166 handgun
• 170 shotgun