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by halter73 1420 days ago
The snow itself also absorbs a lot of the sound.
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somenewaccount1 1419 days ago
Only took me 40 years to realize snow absorbed sound and that's why winter days with big snow always seemed quieter...they were.
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mannykannot 1419 days ago
Where I live is too urban for complete silence, but falling snow - especially big flakes - on calm days brings a serene hush.
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