World's First Silent Ringtone Available

Iria · Jan 7, 2007, 04:10 AM

Source: Table of Malcontents
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Conceptual artist Jonathon Keats has created the world's first silent ringtone, a bootleg of John Cage's famous piano piece that contains four minutes and 33 seconds of silence. Cage performed 4'33" live before an audience in 1952. But, says Keats, Cage was limited by the technologies available at the time. His silence wasn't perfect because it wasn't digital -- nor could it be freely distributed via sound files. So Keats wrote "My Cage," a 4:33 minute ringtone of pure, unadulterated silence.

BWX · Jan 7, 2007, 08:33 AM

What a freaking idiotic thing that is. Waste of internet space if that is possible.

Erroneus · Jan 7, 2007, 11:37 AM

Thats not true

There is a ringtone with very high frequencies, which only younger people can here and therefore a lot of young people use it while at school...

Witchhunter · Jan 7, 2007, 12:12 PM

BWX doesn't that make your post even more of a waste?

LeanWolf · Jan 7, 2007, 08:11 PM

I like art but 'coneptual' artists

SFOSOK · Jan 7, 2007, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erroneus

Thats not true

There is a ringtone with very high frequencies, which only younger people can here and therefore a lot of young people use it while at school...

A high frequency sound is different than absolute silence.

BWX · Jan 7, 2007, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Witchhunter

BWX doesn't that make your post even more of a waste?

No my opinion is at least something.. better than the morons that are trying to sell people "silence".

BTW, if that is what you think, doesn't that make your post quoting me even more worthless though?

Jan 7, 2007, 04:10 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	World's First Silent Ringtone Available Source: Table of Malcontents ________ Conceptual artist Jonathon Keats has created the world's first silent ringtone, a bootleg of John Cage's famous piano piece that contains four minutes and 33 seconds of silence. Cage performed 4'33" live before an audience in 1952. But, says Keats, Cage was limited by the technologies available at the time. His silence wasn't perfect because it wasn't digital -- nor could it be freely distributed via sound files. So Keats wrote "My Cage," a 4:33 minute ringtone of pure, unadulterated silence.

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BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	What a freaking idiotic thing that is. Waste of internet space if that is possible. __________________

Jan 7, 2007, 11:37 AM	#3
Erroneus Get off my lawn! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 13,419 Rep Power: 119 System Specs	Thats not true There is a ringtone with very high frequencies, which only younger people can here and therefore a lot of young people use it while at school... __________________

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LeanWolf alpha male Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Skyrim Posts: 5,713 Rep Power: 84 System Specs	I like art but 'coneptual' artists __________________

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Witchhunter DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Scotland Posts: 77 Rep Power: 0	BWX doesn't that make your post even more of a waste?