Most Wonderful Sound (Sugar Wiki)/Real Life

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Examples of the Most Wonderful Sound in Real Life include:

Military

  • The sound of serious gunfire. I'm not talking about the little fire cracks of an AR-15. I am referring to the mighty blast of a gun such as a Mosin-Nagant M44
  • Pump-action shotguns being cocked.
  • The four clicks of a Colt Single Action Army being cocked.

Software

Sports

  • The noise in a football stadium - or a packed bar - when your team scores. Less wonderful if it's the other team scoring.
    • The silence in a packed bar when your team scores, if everyone else in the bar is supporting the other team.
  • The sound of a golf ball falling in the hole.
  • A tennis ball's little pa-thmp as it bounces off the court.
    • The big pa-thmp it makes when connecting with the racket is even better.
  • A nothing-but-net swish in basketball. Particularly magnificent if you have the fortune to own a natural leather basketball (i.e. the official NBA ball) that was broken in, as the already nice "frap" becomes a very crisp, juicy bite sound.
    • The "thud"/"boing" of the ball (depends whether you're playing on hardwood or concrete) being dribbled.
  • The sound of metal (or plastic) cleats on concrete as the team leaves the locker room. It's like a pre-game anthem for those lucky enough to hear it.
    • Hockey skates make a similar noise.
  • Goal Horns followed by your team's choice of celebratory song.
    • Hearing your favourite player/team/etc cheer after winning is always wonderful, especially since they've worked so hard on it. A particular nod towards Formula One drivers who love screaming in their helmets.
      • Speaking of Formula One and motors in general: the revving of an engine. So soothing.
      • Some find racecar engines to be annoying little weedwhackers compared to real horsepower: http://youtu.be/FGMkqfhlUd4

Other Examples

  • A purring feline is possibly nature's most soothing white noise.
  • The sound of your baby's first cry immidiately after it's born.
    • The woosh-woosh sound of it's heartbeat in the womb. The first time he/she says 'mama' or 'dada' or 'I love you'.
    • Heck, a baby's laughter period.
  • Two from dogs: the rumbly, grumbling noise some dogs make when you scratch their ears (like the dog version of a purr) and their own personal percussion - a wagging tail as it hits your leg, the wall, nearby furniture, sometimes the floor...
  • "I LOVE YOU!"
  • Train whistles in the distance. Pure music.
    • The K5LA train horn (the ones you hear on Amtrak trains in the USA). Especially with the Doppler Effect.
  • That noise an old kettle makes when the water inside it starts to boil.
  • Click your mouse...YEAH! Now do it a couple more times, best sound ever.
  • The drone of a large box fan. I can't sleep without switching one on its highest speed. "Whurrrrrrrrrr....."
  • The sound of a passenger jet taking off. That is, if you're inside the plane or standing sufficiently far enough from it to avoid ear damage.
    • In a like vein, the sound of a jet engine spooling up.
    • Or the sound of an entire group of fighter jets doing afterburner takeoffs, one after the other, each jet following right after the one before it.
  • The sound of a well-maintained electric engine. For a layman, a barely audible hum. For an engineer? Basically a purring cat.
  • White noise can be a very relaxing sound.
  • The sound of a coffee grinder at 7 in the morning (or earlier) - any time of the day if you're a writer.
  • The various sounds of water. Rain, a trickling stream, a waterfall, the sea...
  • The sound of bubble wrap...bubbles popping.
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