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How loud is a gunshot? A. 120 decimals, B. 150 decimals, C. 100 decimals, or D. Other Answer. If D, describe what answer it is.

How loud is a gunshot? A. 120 decimals, B. 150 decimals, C. 100 decimals, or D. Other Answer. If D, describe what answer it is.
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How loud is a gunshot? A. 120 decimals, B. 150 decimals, C. 100 decimals, or D. Other Answer. If D, describe what answer it is.

User Kanwar Saad
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If you mean decibals, then gunshots are 120.


User Terhechte
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The loudness is what's perceived by the person who hears it,
and that depends on how close he is to the gunshot.

It can be 190 dB if it's right next to your ear, or 3 dB if
you're a mile away from it.
User Artilheiro
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