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Maria Sharapova lost in straight sets at Wimbledon yesterday, but at least she did it with ear-killing flair. Sharapova may be renowned for being loud, but thanks to the ever scientific British, you can officially say that even in a loss, the leggy Russian gives it motorcycle level effort:
Using a digital sound level meter, The Telegraph recorded maximum decibels of 103.2, louder than a motorcycle or a lawnmower.Sharapova's screams are comparable to the noise level of a small plane landing, decibel-wise. Hearing loss kicks in over 90 decibels, meaning playing Maria Sharapova for extended periods of time may actually be harmful for your hearing, though it's probably better for your overall health than hanging out with David Hasselhoff at Wimbledon or being a pigeon flying over the tournament.
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would love to make her grunt a few times…
by sde642 on Jun 28, 2008 10:46 AM EDT reply actions
She appearantly played before science was ascribing decibel levels to grunts, but I’d bet that Seles can out-grunt Sharapova…. if not on a single grunt, then over a series of grunts.
Seles, remember, is far uglier than Sharapova… and uglier girls try harder. Match, set, game.
by L'etat, c'est moi on Jun 28, 2008 7:38 PM EDT reply actions
Maybe she grunts because it gets people to write about her…
by giftedkid527 on Jun 30, 2008 12:33 AM EDT reply actions
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