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* Any [[Vanity Plate]] that is not [[Nightmare Fuel]] tends to induce nostalgia and ends up as this.
** Especially [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW4bPZyNT8g this] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=760JDRxAIWE this], both from Disney.
== [[Real Life]] ==
* 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.
=== 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 [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACkmNvDGE3U Mosin-Nagant M44]
** Or the even more mighty [http://youtu.be/vj-15O-BTDw USN 16"/caliber 50 Mark 7].
** In a different direction, the sound of a minigun firing off thousands of rounds a minute is pretty awesome: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KuqasxGeF8\] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1xIGm5GYp0\]
** Or the sound of [http://youtu.be/s1io0tMvZYY?t=5m40s a grenade being inserted in a grenade launcher]
*** Or the "pumhp" noise of a grenade launcher shooting a grenade.
* Pump-action shotguns being cocked.
* The four clicks of a Colt Single Action Army being cocked.
=== 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.
* 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.
* [[NHL|Goal Horns]] followed by your team's choice of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UXYM407l6M 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
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