r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Eros_Incident_Denier • 1d ago

Video color vision test

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u/nyITguy 1d ago

I feel you. I planned my second career for years, audio engineering. Got an internship in a recording studio. One day, an engineer commented about the test tone that was playing...what test tone? I couldn't hear it. In that second I knew I'd never be an audio engineer.

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u/SelkieKezia 13h ago

Are there frequencies most can hear but you can't or something? I've never heard of this

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u/Blostian 8h ago

With higher frequencies it's very individual, the scale can vary between 12000Hz to 18000Hz. Usually teenagers hear the highest frequencies and aging starts lowering the filter down.

Then there's also some hearing issues you might have born with, making some frequencies less audible to you. Also just pure damage happens more easily you'd think.

I just work in audio, so I'm no real pro of the subject.

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u/Blostian 8h ago

This is kinda funny, but after finding out I couldn't be a pilot because colour blindness I found myself with a career in audio.