A field of cowbell-equipped-cows may create a soothing soundscape of
wind and chimes, but the actual bovine after which the bells are named
really hate the things. A study was performed for the Swiss Federal
Institute of Technology in Zurich where scientist Julia Johns and a
colleague measured the decibel levels of cowbells.
The
cowbells
can reach decibel levels of 113 - far above the legal limit of 85. Cows
exposed to the sound chew their food for significantly less time than
the cows without the bells, and some cows have even proven to have their
hearing severely impaired.
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