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The beginning of the Universe would have been loud
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this post was submitted on 17 Jul 2026
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I would've thought it would be pretty silent as there were no atoms and no medium for sound to travel at the initial moment.
Are we sure sound specifically needs atoms to propagate? Maybe its just matter (meaning the subatomic soup from before atoms formed) that propagated the waves? Or, maybe when the atoms coalesced such that the violence of things would have finally been able to ring? Wonder what note it would have been?
Loud? Maybe. But at what frequency? Would it have been a super loud C sharp? These are fun questions to think on. Wish I knew how to ask Dr. Tyson on Star Talk.
You throw money at him on patreon nowadays and ask on there. Then they might put it on an episode.
All matter was packed in so tight it was an unending singularity. Sounds pretty loud to me.