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Objects and surfaces have differing abilities to absorb sound energy. Anechoic chambers are rooms that researchers use to study various aspects of sound. Such chambers are built and lined in such a way that you would hear no echo at all if you spoke inside one. The large chamber in the Great Pyramid at Giza is solid stone everywhere you look. Echoes resound for quite some time when a noise is made inside that chamber. If you are in a room with a lot of carpeting, softly upholstered furniture and a lot of wall hangings, you are likely not to hear much echo. Sound energy that is absorbed is not reflected back to you; sound energy that bounces off surfaces IS reflected back to you.

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