[EricH]

Originally Posted by Dan2081

Not bring immature or anything, but what is wrong with noise?

I Have only been in First for a year, but what I gathered was that we are trying to make science and math (in the form of competition) a rival of professional sports. Being energetic, while it may be noisy, is part of the game. Without cheering, there would be no spirit to the competition.

I can see that you're concerned with safety, but can it really be that bad? What about the people who do go to sports games? Should we be stting noise levels for NFL and MLB too?

This noise "problem" doesn't need to be addressed at all.

It's not the noise that's the problem, it's the volume. Rock concert volumes can destroy hearing. While FRC competitions are not that loud, they are in some cases exceeding OSHA guidelines/rules, and over three days, there can easily be a price to pay.

You haven't been on the floor, have you? It's LOUD down there, loud enough that without the crowd noise, you still can't hear someone next to you without them raising their voice (or using your radio, if you are so lucky as to have one).

It might or might not be an issue, but what I think they're trying to do is monitor the noise so that the extent of the damage can be determined/DJs can be asked to turn the volume down a bit/FIRST can be asked to do that across the board.