Who
Who is Rita Dibble?
A singer
What places do singers usually sing in?
Rooms with big echoes, like churches.
Why did Rita Dibble want to go into the room?
She wanted to know what it was like to sing in a room with no echoes.
Film Crew
The people who make movies, tv shows, or video ads.
Who made the quiet room famous?
Guinness World Records
When did the room win "the quietest place on earth" record?
In 2013.
Why do businesses use the room?
They want to measure how loud their products are because they don't want their products to be too noisy.
Quite
very
Who visits the quiet room? (3 answers)
Film crews, children, and businesses
What do people hear when they sit in the room? (3 things)
Their backbones moving, their blood flowing, their inner ear buzzing.
How thick are the room's walls?
12 inches
Want to know something
Who owns the lab where the quiet room is located?
Steve Orfield
What is the cost of sitting in the room?
$125 per person
Why is the room so quiet?
It is a room inside a room and the walls are designed to keep sound out.
Therapeutic
Helping the body or mind heal and have better health.
Who does Orfield think the room can help?
Patients with mental health problems.
When did businesses start using the quiet room?
Nearly 50 years ago.
How can the room help people with mental health problems?
Sometimes the noises of the world are upsetting to them or they can be stressed by loud sounds, so the silence helps them.
anechoic
Not having echoes.