It seems incomprehensible to me how some people tolerate it.

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[–] 6 points 3 months ago (5 children)

I grew up around them, so my brain tuned ticking clocks out. Certainly I've lost that ability since then but I haven't encountered a bedroom with a ticking clock in a long time.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    Would the sound of a dripping tap be innocuous?

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    The clock works as intended and ticks in predictable intervals. It's much the same as rain whipping against a window or a old house groaning during storm.

    The faucet dripping means something is wrong and will annoy me to no end. It's much the same as a buzzing fly or screaming/panicking children.

    In other words: you can't really compare those two.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    Interesting.

    I can tolerate non repetitive sounds, like rain, or wind, or the house settling.

    Reliably consistent sounds do my head in.

    Clocks, dripping taps, fan clicks - all invented by the devil

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