Redesigned Window Stops Sound But Not Air • Hacker News Board

krasin wrote: post #6

tghw wrote: post #4

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I don't think you are. I came across this a number of months ago and looked into building one myself. You could pretty easily start out with a couple of sheets of acrylic and make a grid to separate them. Then you just have to drill a lot of holes. I think getting the grid right would be the hardest part as a DIY project, but you could pretty easily imagine a machine cutting slots so it all fits together nicely.

laser cutters are very inexpensive and accessible nowadays. Once somebody published a device, producing such a set of acrylic sheets with holes is not a problem at all.

Ponoko will laser cut and ship you acrylic for fairly cheap: http://www.ponoko.com/make-and-sell/show-material/19-acrylic...

Re: Redesigned Window Stops Sound But Not Air

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Post by Nux » Wed, Jan 01, 2014, 11:45 AM UTC

Wasps & co will love this kind of stuff. :-)

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Post by mikro2nd » Wed, Jan 01, 2014, 12:07 PM UTC

coolsunglasses wrote: post #13

joemaller1 wrote: post #11

I live in a city. Noise is a problem, but so are bugs and dirt and soot.

Thanks for reminding me how much I want to escape to the countryside.

I live in the countryside. Ask me about neighbouring Sheep, Goats, barking Dogs, braying Donkeys, logging trucks, tractors, screeching Baboons, honking wild Geese,...

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Post by jonmrodriguez » Wed, Jan 01, 2014, 12:11 PM UTC

mbell wrote: post #9

I pulled the TL numbers from the paper and came up with an STC rating of around 31dB for the 20mm hole model. That is roughly the same STC rating as a decent dual pane window.

Nice, that's good, right? Since it's as good as a dual pane window and also lets air through.

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Post by intull » Wed, Jan 01, 2014, 1:22 PM UTC

Imagine an open-air like room on the terrace with such windows! Ah the bliss..!

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Post by BSousa » Wed, Jan 01, 2014, 2:29 PM UTC

mikro2nd wrote: post #16

coolsunglasses wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Thanks for reminding me how much I want to escape to the countryside.

I live in the countryside. Ask me about neighbouring Sheep, Goats, barking Dogs, braying Donkeys, logging trucks, tractors, screeching Baboons, honking wild Geese,...

What about the screeching Baboons?

Of all of those, seem to be the one with the highest hilarity possibilities :)

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Post by X4 » Wed, Jan 01, 2014, 2:35 PM UTC

BSousa wrote: post #19

mikro2nd wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I live in the countryside. Ask me about neighbouring Sheep, Goats, barking Dogs, braying Donkeys, logging trucks, tractors, screeching Baboons, honking wild Geese,...

What about the screeching Baboons? Of all of those, seem to be the one with the highest hilarity possibilities :)

idk, I'd be afraid of screeching Baboons http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4hudgUt1fQ but these windows at least stop their sound, so there's no problem ;)