Loudest Sounds You’ll Ever Hear

If you’ve ever had to cover your ears at the sound of a jackhammer, or a passing motorbike, you’ll know how it feels for something to be too loud. But compared to the loudest sounds it’s possible to hear, these things are barely a whisper. Some sounds produced by nature, animals, and human machinery alike get so loud, merely standing in their vicinity would be enough to kill a human.