Oh, you know what? I just read this article today.
Yeah. Probably a good one. And it's not sad or
depressing, necessarily. Okay. I'm skeptical.
This comes from gizmodo .com written by Margarita
Bassey, May 1st, 2025 article title, A strange
unexplained hum is keeping Scottish Isle awake
at night. Yes. I love mystery hums. Residents
of the Scottish Isle of Lewes in the Hebrides
are claiming to hear a strange humming noise.
No one knows where it's coming from or even if
it's real. Nevertheless, some hum hearers claim
it's severely disrupting their lives. Lauren
Grace Kirtley, founder of the Herodian Hum, Low
Frequency Noise Disturbance Action and Support
Group on Facebook described it to BBC Radio's
Good Morning Scotland program as, quote, I'm
not going to do it in the Scottish accent just
so we can all actually understand what's being
said. That's disappointing. A very low humming,
droning, pulsating noise. It's incredibly intrusive
and distressing. I get lots of fluttering in
my ears. It's making me dizzy and giving me headaches,
end quote, she has said, according to BBC. In
a Facebook post, currently wrote that the group
has made spectographed recordings, graphs that
show sound frequencies over time at each location,
where people reported hearing the strange humming
sounds. They identified a persistent recordable
50 -hertz signal of variable strength present
in all locations, indicating that the hum isn't
being produced from the center of the island.
Using this approach, they ruled out all known
potential on -island sources, including posts,
turbines, and other infrastructure. The group
is now exploring offshore origins the group says
it's reached out to various organizations for
support but there's still no widespread agreement
on the possible cause currently however believes
that it is of human and not natural origin aren't
humans natural very unnatural actually Yeah,
that's fair. Pamela Weaver Larson, a member of
the 546 -person Facebook group, suggested in
a post that phenomena might be caused by auto
-acoustic emissions, low -intensity sounds produced
in the cochlea, a part of the inner ear. In other
words, hum -hears might be hearing noises created
by their own ears rather than external sound.
Quote, then why wouldn't I hear the hum wherever
I go? End quote, Larson mused in the post, explaining
that she didn't hear the hum in Florida or upper
Michigan. The recent reports join a host of other
mysterious hums that have been reported around
the world for decades. There's even the World
Hum Map and Database Project, which I did not
know about, that we can click on. It's called
the hum .com. I'm there. Founded by hum hearer
Glenn McPherson, a former University of British
Columbia lecturer. No way, they're right around
here. Wow. Yeah, which documents the map's self
-reported data on what is frequently called the
World Wide Hum. According to the website, the
hum is typically compared to a car or truck engine
idling outside your home or down the block, or
as a low rumbling or droning sound, it's often
perceived louder at night than during the day
and louder indoors than outdoors. The description
also claims, however, that sufferers hear it
wherever they are, which was consistent with
Larson's experience. Kumherl -Nan -Elen -Siar,
the local council on the Isle of Lewis confirmed
receiving reports from other islanders about
low frequency sounds and said that the environmental
health team is investigating the situation as
reported by the BBC. That said, Kirtley, in conversation
with the Times, said they are now pretty certain
that whatever is causing this has a marine source
and is likely impacting marine wildlife. It makes
it even more important that the source is traced
and the hum is silenced for good. It remains
to be seen whether the group will actually hone
in on the source of the reported hum. and what
experts will have to say about it. End of article
at that point. Chelsea, have you checked out
the website? Oh, yeah. Can I just read? So there's
there's dots all over the place indicating one
person that has heard a hum. Oh, OK. Yes, I'm
actually. Hey, one person in Colona heard it.
There's even one person in. Where is this? It's
off the coast of Portugal. This has to be either
Spain or something. big fan of the questionnaire
like right in the middle of the ocean yeah villa
de corvo so listen what's your age please describe
the sound low hum changing pitch between two
tones how much effort have you put into looking
for the source of the sound some what is your
gender male please list any scientific or technical
training you have none what year did you first
notice the hum 2012 by the way this is like fort
mcmurray or something Alberta. Are you still
hearing it today? Yes. Which ear is the loudest?
It is equal. Does the sound tend to start a certain
time? No. What was the one that I thought was
funny? Please list symptoms, if any, caused by
the sound. It's annoying. It can be annoying.
Which is your strong hand? I'm left handed. Like,
why is that even relevant? Anyhow. Okay. Well,
yeah, and we have we've covered the hum before
I just thought it was a fun one and it's not
depressing As much as everything else that I
can do it's gonna be a good Wednesday Oh good.
And with that we'll give you 48 hours Hopefully
homeless to just appreciate life and what it
has and just just enjoy. Bye