Do the writers have any idea what sound pressure and decibels are?
Sound pressure levels (dB) are 10 log power. an increase of 10 dB is 10X the power, 20 dB is 100X, 60 dB is 1 million times more. 90 dB is 1 Billion times the power and so on.
The agents are testing a sonar system. The sound coming over stereo speakers. McGee gets a reading of 311 dB on a hand held sound level meter... WOW!
OK, lets see, it only takes 185 to 200 dB to KILL a person with or without hearing protectors! At their levels, 311 dB is about 100 Billion times more power than the 200 dB kill level, I would think they would be a pool of slim on the floor rather quickly.
To put that into other terms. 311 dB is a sound pressure of about 10 Million Lbs per square inch. or about 12 Billion-Billion Watts per sq Meter. (12 ExaWatts/sq M.) That would work out at about 2 Billions times the power output of Niagara Falls per sq meter in the room, I think the room was a lot bigger than a sq. meter.... I don't think air will stay together, and perhaps the fabric of space might fall apart.
This sonar is a more power than a death star...
6 Reviews
A Thousand Words
bobcobb3014 January 2019
Warning: Spoilers
I like Bishop, much to the disappointment of many internet critics, but I don't like Banksy-inspired episodes, and a "cool" character shortening her name to Bish.
This was all over the place, but none of those places were entertaining.
This was all over the place, but none of those places were entertaining.
Disjointed
ay617 February 2019
A truly random and disjointed, non-sensical episode.
I get that most NCIS plots should be taken with a grain of salt, but usually they're at least enjoyable.
This one felt so "off" it really wasn't enjoyable at all. Badly written, badly executed, badly directed, badly edited. One to forget and just hope the next one is back to usual form!
I get that most NCIS plots should be taken with a grain of salt, but usually they're at least enjoyable.
This one felt so "off" it really wasn't enjoyable at all. Badly written, badly executed, badly directed, badly edited. One to forget and just hope the next one is back to usual form!
What is up with the guest stars Wig!!!
pschrap-9364320 April 2019
Not very good at all.
harrykivi24 January 2021
Warning: Spoilers
When it comes to "A Thousand Words", it's one of the weakest episodes of the season. Even though I liked the twist regarding the artist, some humor and the direction, the story itself I found to be pretty boring and the ending quite random ( one guy visiting the gallery turned out to be the killer).
Overall, didn't really like it.
3/10 HK
Overall, didn't really like it.
3/10 HK
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