Noise measurement experts Cirrus Research were called upon to record a Guinness World Record (GWR) bid for the World’s loudest shout!
Bridlington Town Crier David Hinde hoped to claim the record of the World’s Loudest Shout, currently held by Northern Ireland school teacher Annalisa Flanagan, shouting the word “Quiet” at 121 Decibels (dB).
To put this into perspective, it would be the equivalent of a pneumatic drill or if you were to listen to this level of prolonged shouting, you would exceed the UK worker’s daily noise exposure limits in just 7 seconds.
Bridlington Town Crier David Hinde’s World Record Attempt
David asked Cirrus Research to be his official independent verifiers on the day with the sound data and video footage for submission to GWR. Cirrus Research used its Optimus Green sound level meter; ideal for the job with its unique audio recording function, voice tagging and simultaneous measurement & data logging system.
The current record of loudest town crier has been held since 1991 by Gloucester Crier Alan Myatt recorded at 112.8dB. GWR has since changed its criteria so unfortunately this defunct GWR category can no longer be challenged*.
Regardless, James Tingay, Marketing Manager of Cirrus Research who took the important recordings on the day, said: “We were able to give a very exact recording of the attempt using the Optimus Green and whilst David didn’t quite manage to break the existing loudest shout World Record, he can claim to be the loudest town crier in the UK, beating the old 112.8 dB record with an ear-splitting 114.8dB!
David added: “I was delighted to have beaten the Town Crier record which has been standing for so long and I was amazed my voice was unaffected the following day!”
The event took place on Saturday August 12th at Sewerby Hall in Bridlington.
*GWR used the same assessment Criteria for The World’s Loudest Town Crier Category but had decided that they wanted to make the record more publically accessible so had maintained the 1994 Record for World’s Loudest Shout but discontinued their endorsement of the ‘World’s Loudest Town Crier Record’.
