Brak wants to know, "How come smoke alarms are so loud"?

they hurt my ears.

Public Comments

1. to wake you up if there's a fire -.- and if it hurts your ears, don't turn it on -.- what a dumb question....
2. False alarm. You can go back to bed now.
3. put your fingers in your ears
4. They are designed in case of a fire, to be loud so that they will wake you up with noise from a deep sleep..It's designed that way on purpose......
5. Well if you were sleeping , you'd need to hear them. or more then that would be hurt.
6. Well Brak, the first smoke alarms were quiet, but people soon found out (usually by burning to death) that quiet alarms didn't wake them when their houses were on fire. Also, I think by the definition of the word 'alarm', it is supposed to be loud.
7. They have to be to wake up the dead. Some people can sleep thru some pretty load noises, but the alarms are out at a decimal that they literally can wake up the dead.
8. Poor you. Lets hope they don't disturb you too much if there's a fire.
9. They have been tested in houses with the full family sleeping. The alarms did not wake up children or heavy sleepers. I guess they are trying to make them as loud as possible.
10. Oh, Brak. I miss watching you and your adventures. Come back to Adult Swim!
11. So they can wake even the soundest sleepers.
12. Well, what do you think they should do - just give a little buzz? Think about it. .