P2_3 "We Scare Because We Care"

Authors

  • Zoe Harrison University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH
  • Tomas Holesinsky University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH
  • Soheb Mandhai University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH
  • Benjamin George Swithenbank-Harris University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH

Abstract

In the Disney PixarTM film, Monsters, Inc., it is stated that laughter has ten times the energy of screams. We investigated this claim and found, that even with laughter lasting longer than screams, the higher decibel level of screams allowed them to produce more energy than laughter by a factor of 8000.

Author Biographies

Zoe Harrison, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Tomas Holesinsky, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Soheb Mandhai, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Benjamin George Swithenbank-Harris, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH

Department of Physics and Astronomy

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Published

04-11-2016

How to Cite

Harrison, Z., Holesinsky, T., Mandhai, S., & Swithenbank-Harris, B. G. (2016). P2_3 "We Scare Because We Care". Physics Special Topics, 15(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/865

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2016): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles