Somewhere I read about how annoying many of the women are when they grunt as they hit the ball. Are the women grunting (or screeching) in a more annoying fashion than the men?
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tommyrot - Jun 30, 2009 11:25:18 am PDT #26694 of 30000
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Matt the Bruins fan - Jun 30, 2009 11:27:17 am PDT #26695 of 30000
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High-pitched noises are more painful to the ear than lower-pitched ones in general. I'm surprised Newt's screams didn't drive the Queen Alien to space herself before Ripley had a chance to do it.
Barb - Jun 30, 2009 11:27:35 am PDT #26696 of 30000
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It's higher in pitch and therefore, I think registers higher in decibels.
A lion's roar is reckoned to reach 110 decibels. Former Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova, who says she grunted since the age of four and cannot help it, has been measured at 101.
§ ita § - Jun 30, 2009 11:33:47 am PDT #26697 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Azarenka doesn't grunt, not even a feminine grunt. She squeals. I don't like grunting, but I can get past it. She sounds like an animal in pain.
sumi - Jun 30, 2009 11:34:35 am PDT #26698 of 30000
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I would have to say that I think that there are more women making a noise than men.
Cashmere - Jun 30, 2009 11:36:51 am PDT #26699 of 30000
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brenda m - Jun 30, 2009 11:38:58 am PDT #26700 of 30000
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Somewhere I read about how annoying many of the women are when they grunt as they hit the ball. Are the women grunting (or screeching) in a more annoying fashion than the men?
I saw an interview with a famous tennis player recently (Seles? Crap, I can't remember) who was saying that part of the point of the grunting is that it disguises the sound of the ball hitting the racquet so that it's harder for the opponent to gauge how hard it's been hit.
Kathy A - Jun 30, 2009 11:39:09 am PDT #26701 of 30000
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