ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Anechoic chamber

An anechoic chamber is like a super secret special room that's used to test how loud noises are. It's made to be super special and soundproof so that no sounds from outside can sneak in and ruin the tests.

Think of it like a big box with walls that are covered in giant foam spikes, kind of like a sea of pointy foam noodles. These foam spikes are designed to soak up all the sound in the room, so that it's super quiet inside. It's so quiet that if you were to just stand there and not make any noise, you would still hear your own heartbeat!

Scientists use this special room to test all kinds of things, like how loud different machines are or how well headphones work to block outside noise. They can also use it to test how different things sound, like speakers or musical instruments, and even how our own voices sound.

So the anechoic chamber is like a super secret, super quiet room that scientists use to test how loud and how quiet things are. Cool, huh?