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ide a car) So, ask yourself: Is this person ever going to drive at a steady 28 miles per hour? I dont think so. At the simplest, you move away from unpleasant sound and towards pleasant sounds. So if I were to play this (Jackhammer) for more than a few seconds, youd feel unfortable。 for more than a few minutes, youd be leaving the room in droves. For people who cant get away from noise like that, its extremely damaging for their health. And thats not the only thing that bad sound damages. Most retail sound is inappropriate and accidental, and even hostile, and it has a dramatic effect on sales. For those of you who are retailers, you may want to look away before I show this slide. They are losing up to 30 percent of their business with people leaving shops faster, or just turning around on the door. We all have done it, leaving the area because the sound in there is so dreadful. I want to spend just a moment talking about the model that weve developed,