In an important victory for academic freedom in Wisconsin, Waukesha school students remain free to conduct vital academic research into the loudest burp ever recorded (118.1 decibels) and the longest ...

How loud can sound really get? The human ear can safely hear up to around 120 decibels. Beyond that, it starts to hurt. At 150 decibels, eardrums can rupture. But history has witnessed sounds far ...