On the Subject of Listening to Listening
“Why did we send a deaf person to defuse a bomb?” — Person who is no longer alive.
Press the ▶ button to play a sound clip. Press it again to stop. Each sound clip has a corresponding code that contains any of the four symbols $ * & #. Match the sound clip the module plays to the table below and enter the code via the four button keypad.
NOTE: The Waterfall and Vacuum Cleaner audio clips have been turned down.
| Taxi Dispatch | &&&** | Dial-up Internet | *#&*& |
| Cow | &$#$& | Police Radio Scanner | **### |
| Extractor Fan | $#$*& | Censorship Bleep | &&$&* |
| Train Station | #$$** | Medieval Weapons | &$**& |
| Arcade | $#$#* | Door Closing | #$#&$ |
| Casino | **$*# | Chainsaw | &#&&# |
| Supermarket | #$$&* | Compressed Air | $$*$* |
| Soccer Match | ##*$* | Servo Motor | $&#$$ |
| Tawny Owl | $#*$& | Waterfall | &**$$ |
| Sewing Machine | #&&*# | Tearing Fabric | $&&*& |
| Thrush Nightingale | **#** | Zipper | &$&## |
| Car Engine | &#**& | Vacuum Cleaner | #&$*& |
| Reloading Glock 19 | $&**# | Ballpoint Pen Writing | $*$** |
| Oboe | &#$$# | Rattling Iron Chain | *#$&& |
| Saxophone | $&&** | Book Page Turning | ###&$ |
| Tuba | #&$## | Table Tennis | *$$&$ |
| Marimba | &*$*$ | Squeaky Toy | $*&## |
| Phone Ringing | &$$&* | Helicopter | #&$&& |
| Tibetan Nuns | #&&&& | Firework Exploding | $&$$* |
| Throat Singing | **$$$ | Glass Shattering | *$*$* |
| Beach | *&*&& |
Note: pressing play also clears whatever code you have entered.