Decibel Sound Souce

140 dB Jet engine

130 dB Jet engine during takeoff (300ft. Away)
120 dB Hard rock band (w/ electronic amplification) / Thunder (nearby)
110 dB Accelerating motorcycle (50 ft. away)
100 dB Auto horn (10 ft. away)/ Crowd noise at football game/ Printing press
90 dB Pneumatic concrete breaker
80 dB Cafeteria with sound
70 dB B-757 aircraft cabin during Flight / Crackling of plastic food wrapper (2 ft. away)
60 dB Near Highway traffic (when at 5 dB, road and rail traffic annoy most people)
50 dB Office activities
40 dB Soft stereo music in residence
30 dB Residence w/ out stereo playing
20 dB Whisper / Ardiometer testing room
10 dB Rustle of Leaves in breeze
0 dB Human breathing
dB Decibels- used to measure intensity level of sound