On the Subject of Listening
“Why did we send a deaf person to defuse a bomb?” — Person who is no longer alive.
Press the play button to play a sound clip through the speaker. Each sound clip has a corresponding code that contains any of the four symbols $ * & #. Match the sound clip to the table below and enter the code via the four button keypad.
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.