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Datacenters Behaving Like Acoustic Weapons

Benn Jordan · 1.8M views · 2026-02-18 · 29:05

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Overview

Benn Jordan investigates infrasound and low-frequency noise from data centers, including xAI's Colossus and a crypto mine, and reports his own experiments on the effects. The video covers the health and community impacts on nearby residents.

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Cited in data center siting debates as evidence that noise and infrasound can seriously affect people living nearby.

Recommended by 5 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2026–2026

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What people said

soulofmischief · 2026-03 · Strong recommendation

This research presentation from Benn Jordan will hopefully change your mind on the noise issue and its consequences. I highly recommend it. [VIDEO]

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code_biologist · 2026-06 · Recommendation

Yes, the noise pollution is insane. Benn Jordan's YT video "Datacenters Behaving Like Acoustic Weapons" is an insightful, scary 30 min video covering the datacenter infrasound noise, and the nasty things infrasound does to people: [VIDEO]

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Torn · 2026-05 · Recommendation

This is a really great watch from Benn Jordan on the topic [VIDEO] Some wild things happening with those, and infrasound. Colossus is shown 4 mins in

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