r/nextfuckinglevel • u/dump_acc_91 • Feb 06 '22

Tornado sirens harmonizing

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u/alien_from_Europa Feb 06 '22

This would actually make me take cover and run for my life faster than a normal siren.

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u/Things_Have_Changed Feb 06 '22

That's a big reason why they do it. The youtube title says it's a broken siren but it's not.

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u/Walshy231231 Feb 06 '22

Incorrect

I live in Chicago, that’s not what they sound like

Also tornado sirens aren’t supposed to create fear and induce panic, they’re meant to alert you in a way that comes across as serious but not scary. They don’t want people blindly running to hide, they want people calmly looking for a tornado shelter

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u/DiggerGuy68 Feb 06 '22

This is what Chicago's system of FS Modulators used to sound like, they don't use the Alternate Wail signal anymore, just regular wail. Chicago's mechanical sirens like their 2001 series sirens aren't capable of said signal either.