by Rigorous Intuition » Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:46 pm
Oct 12<br><br>Massey University researchers, investigating an unexplained hum in the environment, are being inundated by phone calls.<br><br>The callers report hearing hum-like noises, that others with them can not hear.<br><br>The research began when a North Shore woman said she was being made sick by a constant hum in and around her house in Brown's Bay.<br><br>A pair of Massey University scientists went to the house and failed to hear it.<br><br>Dr Tom Moir and Dr Alam Kakhrul say hearing a hum is common worldwide, and they have dubbed it the 'Unidentified Acoustic Phenomena'.<br><br>Dr Moir says there are two possible explanations for the noise.<br><br>He says it could be a very low frequency sound that only certain people can hear.<br><br>Or it could be that microwaves in the atmosphere trigger a hum-like sound in the heads of some people.<br><br>The research continues.<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-6422452,00.html">xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-6422452,00.html</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br> <p></p><i></i>