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Was my house vibrating, or was it me?
After a 16-hour drive from Jacksonville, Florida, to central N.J., I
fired up my computer. While sitting at it, I sensed a vibration in the floor of my slab home. Turned off the heating system, but the vibration remained, not only in the computer room but in other rooms and even outside on my front paver bricks. I pressed one ear against a floor, but didn't hear anything out of the ordinary. I continued to sense the vibrations for another two hours until I went to sleep. When I awoke there were none. My neighbor across the street said she didn't feel anything during the hours I did. I'm speculating that I had a slight wheel unbalance in my 2011 Camry. During the times I felt a noticeable vibration, I attributed it to bad road surfaces because it wasn't always present, even at the higher 65-75 speeds I did most of the driving. At times, it was hardly present. So even after arriving home and being on a solid maybe my body was reacting to a prolonged exposure to a low-level vibration. I made at least eight rest stops, and one was at least 45 minutes for a meal. I arrived home at 11:00 p.m. on a Saturday, so any heavy-duty nearby construction equipment should have been off. Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating, especially for hours? |
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Per Rebel1:
Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating, especially for hours? With me, it's been excess caffeine intake. At first I think it's the house vibrating, but then I realize it's the core muscles in my body. Ran it past the family doc and he said it's a common occurrence. -- Pete Cresswell |
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On 2/25/2014 11:32 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Rebel1: Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating, especially for hours? With me, it's been excess caffeine intake. At first I think it's the house vibrating, but then I realize it's the core muscles in my body. Ran it past the family doc and he said it's a common occurrence. Any caffeine that enters my body comes from chocolate or green tea. I don't drink coffee or sodas (Pepsi, Coke, etc.). And on that day, I may have had one green tea at breakfast, 16 hours before reaching home, but no chocolate. |
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This is easy enough to check, but you needed to do it right away.
Fill a glass of water and set it on the slab. If it's vibrating you'll see ripples, little concentric circles. If you don't see any, it's you. |
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"TimR" wrote in message
... This is easy enough to check, but you needed to do it right away. Fill a glass of water and set it on the slab. If it's vibrating you'll see ripples, little concentric circles. If you don't see any, it's you. In the Middle Ages they used bowls of water like that located deep inside castles to detect soldiers trying to dig their way under the castle walls. Women would be assigned to watch the bowls while they weaved cloth. Good suggestion! http://library.thinkquest.org/04oct/00588/Siegeinfo.htm The attackers used large homemade drills to bore holes through the walls of the castle which would weaken the composition of the wall, leading to it falling down. They also tunneled below the wall of the castle, placed a wooden jack under the castle walls and cranked up the pressure to cause the wall to collapse. Vibrations carry a long, long way through the ground - remember the Indians putting their ears to the rails to determine when an "Iron Horse" was approaching? Last year a moth flew into my coffee cup and its flapping wings generated perfect concentric circles emanating outward from where it was stuck so the "water sensor" is remarkably sensitive in detecting motion. As long as there's someone watching it, that is! -- Bobby G. |
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TimR wrote:
This is easy enough to check, but you needed to do it right away. Fill a glass of water and set it on the slab. If it's vibrating you'll see ripples, little concentric circles. If you don't see any, it's you. Or use this iPad/Android app... http://www.iseismometer.com/ |
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On 2/25/2014 6:33 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
TimR wrote: This is easy enough to check, but you needed to do it right away. Fill a glass of water and set it on the slab. If it's vibrating you'll see ripples, little concentric circles. If you don't see any, it's you. Actually I looked at the water in the toilet. It was calm. |
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On 2/25/2014 1:10 PM, TimR wrote:
This is easy enough to check, but you needed to do it right away. Fill a glass of water and set it on the slab. If it's vibrating you'll see ripples, little concentric circles. If you don't see any, it's you. If you see big rhythmic ripples in the surface of the water, it could indicate that a dinosaur is headed your way. ^_^ TDD |
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Per Rebel1:
Any caffeine that enters my body comes from chocolate or green tea. I don't drink coffee or sodas (Pepsi, Coke, etc.). And on that day, I may have had one green tea at breakfast, 16 ... Then my money is on the observations of Ed Pawlowski and Shadow. Long, long ago and far, far away after a day of surfing I'd lay down to catch a little sleep before work and I would feel the motion of the waves as I lay there with eyes closed. -- Pete Cresswell |
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On 2/26/2014 7:21 AM, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per Rebel1: Any caffeine that enters my body comes from chocolate or green tea. I don't drink coffee or sodas (Pepsi, Coke, etc.). And on that day, I may have had one green tea at breakfast, 16 ... Then my money is on the observations of Ed Pawlowski and Shadow. Long, long ago and far, far away after a day of surfing I'd lay down to catch a little sleep before work and I would feel the motion of the waves as I lay there with eyes closed. Doesn't something like that happen to sailors? I seem to recall something about the old time sailors spending a lot of time at sea on a long voyage in the small ships having a problem when they came home to dry land. Sea legs? The sailor becomes accustom to the motion of the ship and perceives motion on land. ^_^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusions_of_self-motion TDD |
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Per The Daring Dufas:
Doesn't something like that happen to sailors? I seem to recall something about the old time sailors spending a lot of time at sea on a long voyage in the small ships having a problem when they came home to dry land. Sea legs? The sailor becomes accustom to the motion of the ship and perceives motion on land. ^_^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusions_of_self-motion Now that you have mentioned it, I remember something like that after a few hours on skates at a roller rink. Take the skates off, and there's an adjustment period before you get your legs working right. -- Pete Cresswell |
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Was my house vibrating, or was it me? Vibrating?
The Daring Dufas posted for all of us...
And I know how to SNIP https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusi...elf-importance I changed the URL a little to provide help to some of the posters. -- Tekkie |
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On 2/25/2014 10:08 AM, Rebel1 wrote:
After a 16-hour drive from Jacksonville, Florida, to central N.J., I fired up my computer. While sitting at it, I sensed a vibration in the floor of my slab home. I'm speculating that I had a slight wheel unbalance in my 2011 Camry. During the times I felt a noticeable vibration, I attributed it to bad road surfaces because it wasn't always present, even at the higher 65-75 speeds I did most of the driving. I suspect it was from the ride and associated vibration. When I spend a day on the water I can often feel the motion of the boat a couple of hours later if I lie down. |
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On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:40:55 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 2/25/2014 10:08 AM, Rebel1 wrote: After a 16-hour drive from Jacksonville, Florida, to central N.J., I fired up my computer. While sitting at it, I sensed a vibration in the floor of my slab home. I'm speculating that I had a slight wheel unbalance in my 2011 Camry. During the times I felt a noticeable vibration, I attributed it to bad road surfaces because it wasn't always present, even at the higher 65-75 speeds I did most of the driving. I suspect it was from the ride and associated vibration. When I spend a day on the water I can often feel the motion of the boat a couple of hours later if I lie down. I have the same trouble with long 10 hr flights. Not a vibration, more an "elevator going up and down" sensation. Do I suppose a vibrating car could leave a "vibrating" pattern on the nerves of your labyrinth. []'s -- Don't be evil - Google 2004 We have a new policy - Google 2012 |
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Rebel1 wrote:
After a 16-hour drive from Jacksonville, Florida, to central N.J., I fired up my computer. While sitting at it, I sensed a vibration in the floor of my slab home. Turned off the heating system, but the vibration remained, not only in the computer room but in other rooms and even outside on my front paver bricks. I pressed one ear against a floor, but didn't hear anything out of the ordinary. I continued to sense the vibrations for another two hours until I went to sleep. When I awoke there were none. My neighbor across the street said she didn't feel anything during the hours I did. I'm speculating that I had a slight wheel unbalance in my 2011 Camry. During the times I felt a noticeable vibration, I attributed it to bad road surfaces because it wasn't always present, even at the higher 65-75 speeds I did most of the driving. At times, it was hardly present. So even after arriving home and being on a solid maybe my body was reacting to a prolonged exposure to a low-level vibration. I made at least eight rest stops, and one was at least 45 minutes for a meal. I arrived home at 11:00 p.m. on a Saturday, so any heavy-duty nearby construction equipment should have been off. Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating, especially for hours? Hi, It was you. long drive with noise and vibration, when you are on solid ground you may feel like that for a while. Same with when you come off a cruise ship. I drive a lot around the Rockies, feel worse because altitude changes. If you do lot of long range driving or cruising, you get used to it. |
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On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:08:58 -0500, Rebel1
wrote: Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating, especially for hours? Sea Legs are Illusions of self-motion (*). "Neural adaptation or sensory adaptation is a change over time in the responsiveness of the sensory system to a constant stimulus. It is usually experienced as a change in the stimulus." (**) * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusions_of_self-motion ** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftereffect After train rides I could still hear / feel the clacking of the tracks for awhile. Same on long road trips where you might hear the sounds of thumping when tires cross sections of the pavement. |
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On 2/25/2014 11:11 AM, Oren wrote:
On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:08:58 -0500, Rebel1 wrote: Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating, especially for hours? Sea Legs are Illusions of self-motion (*). "Neural adaptation or sensory adaptation is a change over time in the responsiveness of the sensory system to a constant stimulus. It is usually experienced as a change in the stimulus." (**) * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusions_of_self-motion ** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftereffect After train rides I could still hear / feel the clacking of the tracks for awhile. Same on long road trips where you might hear the sounds of thumping when tires cross sections of the pavement. I suppose log distance truck drivers get "road legs" and "road rash" on their butts from sitting in the seat all day long? ^_^ TDD |
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On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 18:27:04 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote: On 2/25/2014 11:11 AM, Oren wrote: On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:08:58 -0500, Rebel1 wrote: Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating, especially for hours? Sea Legs are Illusions of self-motion (*). "Neural adaptation or sensory adaptation is a change over time in the responsiveness of the sensory system to a constant stimulus. It is usually experienced as a change in the stimulus." (**) * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusions_of_self-motion ** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftereffect After train rides I could still hear / feel the clacking of the tracks for awhile. Same on long road trips where you might hear the sounds of thumping when tires cross sections of the pavement. I suppose log distance truck drivers get "road legs" and "road rash" on their butts from sitting in the seat all day long? ^_^ TDD Dunno. I thought long haul truckers got road roids. |
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The Daring Dufas posted for all of us...
And I know how to SNIP On 2/25/2014 11:11 AM, Oren wrote: On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:08:58 -0500, Rebel1 wrote: Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating, especially for hours? Sea Legs are Illusions of self-motion (*). "Neural adaptation or sensory adaptation is a change over time in the responsiveness of the sensory system to a constant stimulus. It is usually experienced as a change in the stimulus." (**) * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusions_of_self-motion ** http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aftereffect After train rides I could still hear / feel the clacking of the tracks for awhile. Same on long road trips where you might hear the sounds of thumping when tires cross sections of the pavement. I suppose log distance truck drivers get "road legs" and "road rash" on their butts from sitting in the seat all day long? ^_^ TDD That's why they have air ride seats - it ain't from the methane. -- Tekkie |
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Thanks to all of you for convincing me that my house was steady. I was
the problem. R1 |
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On Tue, 25 Feb 2014 15:03:10 -0500, Rebel1
wrote: Thanks to all of you for convincing me that my house was steady. I was the problem. R1 I'm just glad the voices from the committee in my head don't bother you G |
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Rebel1 posted for all of us...
And I know how to SNIP After a 16-hour drive from Jacksonville, Florida, to central N.J., I fired up my computer. While sitting at it, I sensed a vibration in the floor of my slab home. Turned off the heating system, but the vibration remained, not only in the computer room but in other rooms and even outside on my front paver bricks. I pressed one ear against a floor, but didn't hear anything out of the ordinary. I continued to sense the vibrations for another two hours until I went to sleep. When I awoke there were none. My neighbor across the street said she didn't feel anything during the hours I did. I'm speculating that I had a slight wheel unbalance in my 2011 Camry. During the times I felt a noticeable vibration, I attributed it to bad road surfaces because it wasn't always present, even at the higher 65-75 speeds I did most of the driving. At times, it was hardly present. So even after arriving home and being on a solid maybe my body was reacting to a prolonged exposure to a low-level vibration. I made at least eight rest stops, and one was at least 45 minutes for a meal. I arrived home at 11:00 p.m. on a Saturday, so any heavy-duty nearby construction equipment should have been off. Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating, especially for hours? Ask your wife? -- Tekkie |
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On 2/25/2014 7:48 PM, Tekkie® wrote:
Rebel1 posted for all of us... I arrived home at 11:00 p.m. on a Saturday, so any heavy-duty nearby construction equipment should have been off. Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating, especially for hours? Ask your wife? See if there are a lot of dead batteries in the bedroom trash can? I know, that's not nice of either of us. -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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Tekkie wrote: "Ask your wife?"
That'll be FINE Tek! |
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any heavy-duty nearby
construction equipment should have been off. Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating, especially for hours? Ask your wife? Don't have one. |
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Rebel1 wrote:
After a 16-hour drive from Jacksonville, Florida, to central N.J., I fired up my computer. While sitting at it, I sensed a vibration in the floor of my slab home. Turned off the heating system, but the vibration remained, not only in the computer room but in other rooms and even outside on my front paver bricks. I pressed one ear against a floor, but didn't hear anything out of the ordinary. I continued to sense the vibrations for another two hours until I went to sleep. When I awoke there were none. My neighbor across the street said she didn't feel anything during the hours I did. Years ago, I would get apparent air pressure vibration. It was about 8 hz, near Schumann earth resonance. It would occur during the day. Lasted only 15-20 seconds. My doors would shake. Seemed like when it happened it was late afternoon. My neighbor never noticed it. I figured it was some kind of heavy factory equipment down over the hill. I always looked for a helicopter, but none around. Greg |
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One time I had the same funny feeling that the house was vibrating. It stopped quickly. The next day there was a story n the newspaper about a mild earthquake that happened at the time I was feeling the vibrations. I guess I was a seismometer or something.
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On 2/26/2014 12:16 AM, wrote:
One time I had the same funny feeling that the house was vibrating. It stopped quickly. The next day there was a story n the newspaper about a mild earthquake that happened at the time I was feeling the vibrations. I guess I was a seismometer or something. I did that one time, felt like the washing machine was in spin cycle, but it wasn't turned on. -- .. Christopher A. Young Learn about Jesus www.lds.org .. |
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On 2/25/2014 9:08 AM, Rebel1 wrote:
After a 16-hour drive from Jacksonville, Florida, to central N.J., I fired up my computer. While sitting at it, I sensed a vibration in the floor of my slab home. Turned off the heating system, but the vibration remained, not only in the computer room but in other rooms and even outside on my front paver bricks. I pressed one ear against a floor, but didn't hear anything out of the ordinary. I continued to sense the vibrations for another two hours until I went to sleep. When I awoke there were none. My neighbor across the street said she didn't feel anything during the hours I did. I'm speculating that I had a slight wheel unbalance in my 2011 Camry. During the times I felt a noticeable vibration, I attributed it to bad road surfaces because it wasn't always present, even at the higher 65-75 speeds I did most of the driving. At times, it was hardly present. So even after arriving home and being on a solid maybe my body was reacting to a prolonged exposure to a low-level vibration. I made at least eight rest stops, and one was at least 45 minutes for a meal. I arrived home at 11:00 p.m. on a Saturday, so any heavy-duty nearby construction equipment should have been off. Any other theories as to why the house may have been vibrating, especially for hours? For some reason, I started hearing Carole King singing. ^_^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGdyMgvRNEg TDD |
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On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 18:42:04 -0600, The Daring Dufas
wrote: For some reason, I started hearing Carole King singing. ^_^ http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Phobe%20Snow&sm=3 |
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