Listen to the World’s Longest Echo

January 18, 2014 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the world’s longest echo clock in at 15 seconds, an event that recorded in 1970. That record has now been shattered by what can be heard in some oil storage tunnels in Scotland. One sound–blanks from a pistol–echoed for one minute and 12 seconds. Listen.

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Read all about this echo and who discovered it at Digital Music News.

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is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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