Normally, when the president and the staff sit together, the seating position at the head table is traditionally yang (superior), while other seats are yin (inferior). In traditional Chinese medicine, practiced for thousands of years, all things--both substances as well as processes--have yin and yang qualities.
Many manufacturers publish decibel ratings for dishwashers to help consumers compare operating noise levels. Normal conversation measures about 60 decibels, and some of the quietest dishwashers on the market rank at 39 to 40 decibels. When comparing the quietness of dishwashers, keep in mind that decibels measure sound intensity, and a few points can make a big difference. An increase of one decibel means a sound increase of 30 percent, while an increase of 3 decibels means a doubling of sound level. A dishwasher rated at 56 decibels is four times as loud as one rated at 53, or twice as loud as one rated at 50.
The relative loudness that we perceive is a subjective psychological phenomenon, not something that can be objectively measured. Most of us perceive one sound to be twice as loud as another one when they are about 10 dB apart; for instance, a 60-dB air conditioner will sound twice as loud as a 50-dB refrigerator.Yet that 10-dB difference represents a tenfold increase in intensity.A 70-dB dishwasher will sound about four times as loud as the 50-dB refrigerator, but in terms of acoustic intensity, the sound it makes is 100 times as powerful.he relative loudness that we perceive is a subjective psychological phenomenon, not something that can be objectively measured. Most of us perceive one sound to be twice as loud as another one when they are about 10 dB apart; for instance, a 60-dB air conditioner will sound twice as loud as a 50-dB refrigerator.