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The Mosquito Ringtone
The Mosquito Ringtone came about after a crafty British man who invented a device called The Mosquito, the Mosquito is a device that emits a very high frequency tone meant to annoy teenagers (adults are unable to hear the tone). Some crafty students decided to convert the same technology into a ring tone that only they (teenagers) could hear! By utilizing this free ringtone, you can get phone calls and receive text messages while in class or school without teachers knowing it.


TECHNOLOGY
Teens Turn 'Repeller' into Adult-Proof Ringtone

by Melissa Block

All Things Considered, May 26, 2006 · The war between teens and authority figures has a new — or old — front: ears. British shopkeepers tired of teenage loiterers have turned to the Mosquito teen repellent, which emits a high-pitch frequency that most teenagers can hear — but not most adults.

But now teens have struck back against the Mosquito: They are using the same sound to communicate without adults' knowledge.

At issue is a text-message ringtone that emits the same pitch as the Mosquito. Using it, students can learn about a new message while they're in class — where they're not supposed to be using their cellphones. Most of their teachers can't hear the alert.

Inventor Howard Stapleton, creator of the Mosquito teen repellent, says only a few people over age 30 can hear the Mosquito's sound. He and his 16-year-old daughter Isabel talk to Melissa Block about the sound, which has been dubbed "Teen Buzz."

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  • Played this last night and a found a Dolphin in my garden this morning !

    Regards Dubnoid

  • Am I the only commenter whose ears had no effect on? Thumbs up if that didnt hurt

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  • Haha, you can't get ME to stop loitering, random, crafty British man! :D

  • lol... the sound of the drill at my work place is way noisier than this

  • Chuck norris uses this as relaxation sounds.

  • if you are on a smartphone and on m.youtube.com then slide the bar forwards and back and it makes the sound worse :D

  • put on head phones, turn to maximam volume, R.I.P

  • I can make this sound with my mouth. Only the one pitch tho.. I swear to god. I do it all the time!

  • @KingTreonn lmao

  • my dad cant here it haha!

  • oh wait this is suppost to hurt?

  • it hurts

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