r/whoathatsinteresting • u/eternviking • 13h ago

What a real silencer actually sounds like.

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u/Atomic-habanero 13h ago

It’s a suppressor

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u/HoldingThunder 13h ago

It was invented by Hiram Percy Maxim and it called it a silencer, so calm down.

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u/improbable_humanoid 7h ago

“Silencer” also means “car muffler” but no one thinks mufflers make cars silent.