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xkcd #3307: Spectrum Allocation

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Rumor has it that they're finally auctioning off the zeppelin navigation bands, but everyone is worried that the scary boat captains will express interest.

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[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 days ago

part of it is that the sounds are prerecorded so there's that monotonicity to it, but it feels like they almost intentionally make it sound as creepy as possible outside of that as well