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GrahamT | 20:47 Wed 05th Jan 2005 | Science
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Why do some people get a "shiver" from grating noises - butchers sharpening knives, nails down blackboards etc.
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I dont know sorry, but uuuurgh you only needed to mention the nails and blackboards for me !!!
22:56 Wed 05th Jan 2005
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Apparently it is something to do with the frequency of the noise and the fact that it isn't a 'pure tone' that makes people react that way. This link explains it a bit:

http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/aug98/902328462.Bp.r.html

09:41 Thu 06th Jan 2005

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