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Old 10-05-2014, 04:53 PM
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The formula I posted is a very simplistic one at best.

For 150dB it would be 30dB at about 11.3 km taking into account no environmental effects or terrain / obstacles to absorb the sound.

Flat plain, gun fired straight at you and sound spreads out evenly, but of course it does not.

1/6*4/3*3.14=0.697. 0.697*X^3=Y{m3} X=1 when dB=150.

11.3km you'd have 1,005,699,209,000m3 which is 120dB difference, so the sound would be around 30dB, just above a whisper.

Source : http://www.thehighroad.org/archive/i.../t-226357.html
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