> Around 230, which is massively more than gunshots, jet engines, and even bomb explosions.
The conversion factor for sound intensity between air and water is approximately 62 decibels. This means a 230 decibel sound underwater is comparable to a 168 decibel sound above water. This is similar to a variety of gunshots going off about a meter from your ear (incidentally, also about the range you fire a gun from).
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> Around 230, which is massively more than gunshots, jet engines, and even bomb explosions.
The conversion factor for sound intensity between air and water is approximately 62 decibels. This means a 230 decibel sound underwater is comparable to a 168 decibel sound above water. This is similar to a variety of gunshots going off about a meter from your ear (incidentally, also about the range you fire a gun from).