[ASTRO] Re: 20 minute hi freq oscillation

[Michael Kepler <kepler@metro1.com>]

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On Mon, 15 Sep 1997, Jeffrey M. Bennett wrote:

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> Here's an interesting experiment to try if you have a CD player with
> Electronic Shock Protection.
> 
> Turn the ESP (Electronic Shock Protection) circuit to ON.
> Cue the CD version of Made from Technetium to the 20 minutes of "silence".
> On my Sony with 10 second ESP, and the ESP turned to ON, I hear a
> fluctuating hideously astronomical high frequency.  With the ESP set to
> OFF, I hear silence.
> 
> I'm speculating that the CD bit stream is set to zero, but that the CD
> manufacturers are using some sort of digital compression in order to
> reduce the amount of RAM required for the ESP circuit.
> 
> Jeff
> 

Good catch!  You've solved the mystery.  I just tried this myself on
my portable, which has ESP.  So if CD players "ring" with ESP set on,
does this mean psychics have ringing in their ears all the time?

Mookie

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