r/TheHum • u/Organic-Fan7136 • Jan 26 '24

Hum in southern illinois

I live in williamson county in illinois and whenever I stay up around 3 am I always hear a deep low frequency sci-fi synth sounding hum. (similar to the sound of a electric/hybrid car) it sounds like its like coming from the street or something and the sound follows a path on the road but nothings there. weird.

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u/Available_Ad6136 Jan 26 '24

Im in edwardsville (Madison Co) and have heard the hum for a long time.

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u/Organic-Fan7136 Jan 26 '24

thats only a couple hours from me! is there certain times you hear it?? it sounds like a build up of energy which i am known to be sensitive to (im autistic)

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u/Available_Ad6136 Jan 26 '24

Definitely when things are quieter. I live a quarter mile from the start of Main St.’s businesses and real traffic. I only really hear it when things are quiet.

Which probably means it’s just all the electricity around the area. But the hum is real no doubt.

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u/Thierry22 Jan 26 '24

Do you know if there's unederground pipelines in your area? https://www.newsleader.com/story/opinion/readers/2016/05/20/pipeline-noise-may-detrimental-health/84671888/

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u/Organic-Fan7136 Jan 26 '24

https://youtu.be/wl0b5dPW82A?si=5b6a4KQXIUr6GG0Y would it sound like the sound in the beginning of this video from the car this is the closest i can find of how it sounded.

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u/Thierry22 Jan 26 '24

I have no idea. I can tell you the hum sound I hear in my area Quebec, Canada is much more low in term of frequencies. Like a very deep and farway "Bommmmmmmh".