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Residents who live near data centers say a constant low-frequency vibration is ruining their health and homes (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

The problem is that you cannot get them synced sufficiently. You basically have to route the complete air flow through a padded chamber to dampen their own and the derived sounds.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Let's get a grant going and do some tests. Surely if you get a couple of jet engine generators next to each other and fiddle with their frequencies you can get some deconstructive interference. I suspect though that there might be some loss in efficiency, and no data center wants higher fuel costs. Only one way to find out though let's get this science funded

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