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Datacenters Behaving Like Acoustic Weapons

Datacenters Behaving Like Acoustic Weapons

Benn Jordan
5 HN recommenders · discussed 2026–2026
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About this video

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.

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From the Hacker News discussion

soulofmischief · 2026-03 · strong rec

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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schainks · 2026-04 · rec

Plugging this video about infrasound, which I only recently learned was a thing: [VIDEO] These datacenters can be built in ways to limit this kind of noise pollution, but it appears local leaders do not think about things like this that can truly harm their constituents.

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Torn · 2026-05 · rec

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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e40 · 2026-05 · rec

Watch these [VIDEO] [LINK] [LINK] Then, tell me if you want to live anywhere near those. Then, tell me of a nuclear power plant that has that bad a repo.

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code_biologist · 2026-06 · rec

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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subscribed · 2026-04 · reference

No, it will just burn GWs worth of natural gas. Benn Jordan has captured quite an interesting evidence: [VIDEO]

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bobsomers · 2026-06 · reference

It's easy to deliver things fast when you don't care at all for the local communities or residents whose lives you ruin in the process. [VIDEO] (@ 4:08)

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budududuroiu · 2026-06 · reference

I'm not an AI booster, nor an AI detractor. I like tech and progress. I'm mortified at the possibility of a data centre being built next to me at some point in the future [1]. [1]: [VIDEO]

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