ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Bartsch's law

Have you ever heard of Bartsch's Law? It's a rule that talks about how much sound can hurt our ears.

When we hear something, our ears have little tiny hairs that move around to help us understand what we're hearing. When really loud sounds happen, those little hairs can get hurt and even break. That's where Bartsch's Law comes in.

It says that if a sound is too loud, even for just a short time, it can hurt our ears. It's like if someone screams really loud right next to you - that can hurt your ears!

So, it's important to be careful with how loud things are around us. We can wear things like earplugs or earmuffs to help protect our ears. And we can also try not to make really loud sounds ourselves, so that we don't hurt our own ears or other people's ears.