Pins used for lacemaking
This is the sound of pins being selected for the needle work. Lace is an openwork fabric, patterned with open holes in…
Generator noise- Nuclear power plant
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The humming sound of an generator (steam turbines connected to a generator) at Ringhals nuclear power plant.
Sound Recorder: Fredrik Johansson
Photography: Johan Pettersson
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