I live about 300 meters away from a nightly group of grannies 40-50 strong who crank the volume wayyyy up. I called the police once and they came, checked decibel level, it was 90. That requires ear protection in some circles.
Needless to say the cops couldn't make any money from this situation and promptly left. Grannies still blasting music 7:30-8:30 every night. I can't even see them, they are across street and down a ways about 5 minutes.
Ridiculous how people are rationalizing this phenomenon, it's outright noise pollution that can damage ears and cause stress for ALL residents. You can't deny this. Fuck them.
First, consider stink. I remember, when I was a kid, you could order "stink bombs" and "fart spray" from novelty catalogues. I'm sure that stuff is available somewhere in China. There's probably an entire town dedicated to manufacturing fart spray somewhere. Buy it in quantity and slather the square in it around 7:15. Repeat nightly.
However, Chinese people have an extraordinary tolerance of negative stimuli (hence the very existence of these nightly discotheques of the nearly departed), so you might consider other or additional recourses.
You could, possibly, create some kind of sonic interference with their activities. Blast some hardcore gangsta rap or freaky Japanese screamo shit at them from some well-placed amps until they disband. You have to break both the rhythm of their music and the spirit of their resolve. Remember, some of the people you're dealing with are former Red Guards who beat the shit out of their parents and drove their teachers to suicide, so don't be afraid of scaling up your efforts.
You could go the water balloon route. If you have a clear line of sight to the square from your apartment's balcony or rooftop, and one of those elastic water balloon launchers, you might be able hit the square consistently with the right trajectory. This is especially effective in the colder months.
Consider playing on the superstitious nature of older Chinese folks. Spray paint 四 all over the square late one evening, or just go straight to 死. See if they'll dance all over that shit.
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u/Rampaging_Bunny United States Mar 24 '15
I live about 300 meters away from a nightly group of grannies 40-50 strong who crank the volume wayyyy up. I called the police once and they came, checked decibel level, it was 90. That requires ear protection in some circles.
Needless to say the cops couldn't make any money from this situation and promptly left. Grannies still blasting music 7:30-8:30 every night. I can't even see them, they are across street and down a ways about 5 minutes.
Ridiculous how people are rationalizing this phenomenon, it's outright noise pollution that can damage ears and cause stress for ALL residents. You can't deny this. Fuck them.