Honda NSX’s engine note calms babies down the best

If you didn’t already know, Honda makes a lot of other things besides just cars, including a jet, generators, a robotic lawn mower and ASIMO. The company’s latest creation is this, the Sound Sitter, which is meant to calm down babies when they expressed discomfort.

According to Honda, the Sound Sitter is a stuffed toy in the shape of classic S600, and carries a built-in speaker that is linked to a smartphone. The idea here is to identify “sedative” sounds with the frequency characteristic closest to what a baby would hear when he/she is still in the womb.

To do so, Honda recorded the exhaust notes of 37 cars it has made in the past. These include the 2002 NSX Type R, 1966 S800, 1992 CR-X del Sol, 1978 Prelude, 1999 S2000, 1987 Civic and 1999 Insight, among many others.

In a highly scientific test, 12 babies were introduced to the Sound Sitter for two minutes the moment each began crying, with their heartbeat and respiratory patterns monitored. Out of all the engine sounds played, 11 out of 12 babies were soothed by the sound of the 2018 NSX and its 3.5 litre twin-turbo V6.

Of course, because there is science involved, Honda says that the glorious noise made by the NSX is not expected to be of much help when the child is hungry or has a full diaper. Nonetheless, if you want to calm your child down when the express discomfort, play them a sound clip of a NSX revving.

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Gerard Lye

Originating from the corporate world with a background in finance and economics, Gerard’s strong love for cars led him to take the plunge into the automotive media industry. It was only then did he realise that there are more things to a car than just horsepower count.

 

Comments

  • Tangisan john super kuat on Jan 02, 2019 at 4:05 pm

    Good to calm newborn baby john crying

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  • Abdul Rahman Bin Kassim on Jan 02, 2019 at 4:11 pm

    Over here, the mat rempits and their loud kapchais cause our babies to wake up 3 hours before Subuh in the morning and cry.

    Hopefully Anthony Loke will take action

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    • Anthony is busy grabbing money from the poor rakyat. Anything else is much lower priority.

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      • Christopher Lee on Jan 02, 2019 at 9:41 pm

        Anthony is not stealing the rakyat’s money. This is a new clean government that Malaysia Baru has.

        Don’t confuse him with the previous corrupted ministers

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        • YB Kunta Kinte on Jan 03, 2019 at 9:16 am

          Yes, this is a New Government. Pls lah john and dupes, stop accusing of PT staff taking money. Nobody is as rotten and lazy as the previous corrupted Government

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          • Accusing PT staff of stealing money? What the f..? You r seriously drunk. Leave! Go home!

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        • Nobody is saying Anthony is stealing money. Why are you so defensive of your paymaster? ;-D
          Gary above was just hinting that Anthony is grabbing money money via unnecessary summons, extra fines, extra regulations with cost incurred, extra rules to Grab drivers which leads to extra income to his department.

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  • Celup King on Jan 02, 2019 at 4:13 pm

    Meanwhile Supra engine sounds like a BMW. Wait a sec, it is a BMW!

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  • Ben Yap on Jan 02, 2019 at 4:48 pm

    my honda civic 1.5 turbo engine note also can calm babies la.

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  • some cars can make babies too….

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  • Add A Comment on Jan 03, 2019 at 7:45 am

    Honda Sound Shitter…hahaha…salah baca.

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