QI | What Is The Loudest Thing Ever Shouted?

[@RKBock]

just imagine being at a metal concert, suddenly, you hear a burping so loud, that you can't hear the band anymore, followed by an even louder "quiet!" from the opposite end of the audience.

[@PepalaPow23]

I can't stop laughing at that thought, well done sir!

[@thomasnolastname8734]

Then just Corey on stage like "What the fuck?"

[@General_Rubenski]

Walking back to my car after the concert with blood running out my ear

[@Gandra64]

I'm your 1000th like, you're welcome

[@RKBock]

@@Gandra64 thanks :)

[@Sabrowsky]

corey taylor was the most unexpectedly funny guest I've seen in QI

[@esteban280889]

Glad he did. He had wanted to be on for years. Hopefully invited back

[@SuperNoX86]

@@purpleturtle8841 Yea he was pretty good. He likes Brit culture like QI and Doctor Who, so he wasn't alien to our ways of life. He should be on again, but I feel he'd only like to be on once to achieve his dream of being on the show.

[@xxn1ghtm4rep01s0nxx]

Didn’t listen to Slipknot before I watched this. I heard his Christmas song, but while bingeing QI on Netflix, I stumbled upon this very episode. He was so incredibly funny that it was the very reason I started listening to Slipknot.

[@garethreece]

@@xxn1ghtm4rep01s0nxx Check out his other band, Stone Sour too. Corey is a great vocalist

[@oliclay1348]

Totally agree! Witty and charming. Not remotely out of place. Made my week

[@dogbert102010]

the loudest thing ever is a youtube advert after a quiet dialogue vid

[@mrtoastgshost]

or a microwave beeping at 3 in the morning

[@GossipIsSlander]

Try an advert whilst watching an asmr video when you are in a state of perfect relaxation...

[@Codex7777]

Foxes shagging...

[@sqnu5473]

dogbert102010 shampoo bottle falling in the shower

[@loopedmess]

Ads get dislikes.

[@alastairward2774]

The guy who did the "AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHH!" for Tom and Jerry.

[@berdonburns]

Alastair Ward called the Wilhelm scream!

[@alastairward2774]

berdonburns the Wilhelm scream has nothing on Jerry.

[@kjamison5951]

Alastair Ward That was loud!

[@aaron_905]

*Something slams on Tom's foot "AAAAAAAHHH!" *Ear drums burst across the world

[@eddievhfan1984]

"DON'T YOU BELIEVE IT" is louder. Or at least hits you harder.

[@devanman7920]

Corey Taylor was such a random gem to have on the show! He was great!

[@VampiraVonGhoulscout]

Corey swearing on QI and getting into trouble within the first five minutes of the episode has got to be the best TV moment in BBC history.

[@unknownmusic9]

I literally saw Annalisa today. She gave me a wave. She's a teacher at the school round the corner from me. Corey Taylor is a bit of a hero so this is so surreal haha

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

That's good to hear!

[@Dim4323]

BRIAN BLESSED

[@ChilliCheezdog]

GORDON'S ALIVE!!! BUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRP!!!

[@kjamison5951]

Tim Wright On reading ‘Brian Blessed’ … first words in my head were “Gordon’s Alive!”

[@TheHutchy01]

Brian Blessed telling someone to fuck off must be the right answer.

[@2001trash]

SCRAMBLED

[@medievalist]

WHO WILL RID ME OF THIS TURBULENT PRIEST??!!

[@NatashaZooks]

it's a log scale! That means she shouted twice as loud as a Slipknot concert!

[@ohitsrusher842]

It was 121 decibels if I remember correctly so as loud as a jet engine

[@xriex]

​@Bman No, an increase of 3dB represents a doubling of sound intensity: pulsarinstruments.com/en/post/understanding-decibels-decibel-scale-and-noise-measurement-units It is meaningless to compare "a concert is 109dB" and "a woman shouted at 121dB" because the distance at which sound is measured is essential to the reading. If you measure 121dB at 1m, then the same sound measured 2m away would be 115dB (a quarter of the intensity of the first measurement).

[@generouslyfat]

​@@ohitsrusher842 jeesus chroist

[@HAZARDOUS88]

Corey was an excellent guest on this episode!

[@SuperNoX86]

Absolutely. Never thought of putting him and QI together and yet it went so well.

[@MMR_LM]

*HI I'M BARRY SCOTT AND THIS IS CILLIT BANG*

[@Starkiller5121]

Absolute surprise to see Corey Taylor on QI, he looked like he really enjoyed himself, especially among people who are aware of slipknot but may not listen to them. His reaction of Ross Noble explaining Dogging to him was hilarious 🤣

[@EleanorPeterson]

The word 'quiet' is both extraordinary and Quite Interesting because shouting it makes the maximum use of a human's noise-making machinery. All the pipes open up fully, and there are no awkward syllables to get in the way of a proper diaphragramatic exhalation. When I was in the 6th Form (as a kid in school), just after I'd been made a prefect [classroom helper] I once shouted for quiet so loudly that one 4th Form boy burst into tears, and one girl wet herself. Proudest day of my life! :-)

[@PianoKwanMan]

Surely wolf whistling is louder?

[@KeithFraser82]

You should challenge the Belfast teacher to an epic anime-style shouting duel where you both shout so loud you destroy the building and possibly the city. ;-)

[@PimpMacSlickBac]

@@PianoKwanMan well surely it isn't... I find that quite interesting.

[@leostarr4293]

That... err... never happened. Did it, Homer?

[@danutd94]

How can you not love Corey? What a legend.

[@IdioticPlatypus]

Holy crap, I didn't expect to see Corey but the sight is very welcome!

[@borucharnold9406]

I was not expecting Corey Taylor when I got here, but I'm not disappointed.

[@Tcrumpen]

Surely the answer should be anything Brian Blessed says

[@evilontoast7266]

Why the hell is Corey Taylor there, I just came for the video but now I'm just confused

[@namk19]

Ryan Clarke-Byrne are you saying you came for Aisling? Lolz

[@zbr76]

Not to be too crude, but I think every straight guy did.

[@evilontoast7266]

No I came because I like qi

[@DrFatihD]

Well, he's a nice fella.

[@TheQIElves]

He's a friend of the show! He's also been on our podcast No Such Thing As A Fish and our radio show The Museum Of Curiosity.

[@TheTomshep2]

Corey's "SHUT THE FUCK UP" gives me strength.

[@RenaissanceEarCandy]

Aisling's impression of that teacher is the best thing ever

[@matthewjackson7821]

I'm from Belfast and those impressions are great

[@paulforryan4253]

Brian blessed isn't just the loudest person he is the loudest thing that has ever existed.

[@TheHutchy01]

He is the God of Sound.

[@parallaxnick637]

Actually, believe it or not, the loudest single living thing is in fact... the blue whale. Seriously.

[@billyandrew]

I'm with Sandi...hearing someone yodel has me screaming with laughter and, having taught myself to yodel, as a boy, I do so at random and folk fall about laughing. 👂😂😂😂

[@thomasnolastname8734]

Imagine Corey as a teacher You piss him off and he goes full IOWA at you like, "*SIT THE FUCK DOOOWWWN*"

[@may007ank]

Isn't it ironic that the loudest word ever shouted is 'Quiet'?

[@nidebau]

Thank you for explaining the joke.

[@thecodingfoundation]

Actually he didn't. If he would've explained the joke he would have said something along the lines of "it's ironic because you're loudly shouting a word about being silent". In his comment he wasn't directly stating that it was ironic, he's showing that he himself thought it was quite funny because it was ironic.

[@LouieAblett]

No shit Mayank. Do you think that's why they chose to shout that particular word?🤨

[@mikewilliams258]

Mayank Mamgaain Well observed, genius!

[@Azmoslam]

Yes, that's why everyone laughed.

[@krovek]

did not expect to see corey taylor on QI but he makes me so happy!

[@chorusofoddities]

"She's a Belfast primary school teacher.." _laughter_ *Me, from NI, waiting for them to make fun of the accent* _nothing_ *Maybe it won't happen* Aisling Bea at 1:35: let the games begin!

[@JimmySteller]

I mean, I might be wrong, but I thought she started doing the accent at 1:01

[@chorusofoddities]

@@JimmySteller but only for one scream, it properly starts at the earlier timestamp

[@Morendo13]

I had to come back and watch this again because I ran into Corey at the Des Moines airport this morning. I didn’t talk with him much because he was with his family and I didn’t want to be “that guy”, but he shook my hand and was a total gentleman.

[@kjamison5951]

It’s interesting that Sandi likes yodelling because she’s a “little old lady who” is on television.

[@CorvusCorone68]

i don't think she necessarily said she likes it, just that it makes her laugh

[@trevorjalla]

That deserves way more likes

[@Ofjkk]

Oh no you didn't

[@elleredmond3400]

That was good

[@dvz19777]

Corey what a legend to be on QI

[@nootkpr]

Holy shit! Corey Taylor on QI? I haven't been keeping up with them for the past couple years but I have to watch this one!

[@VampiraVonGhoulscout]

It's hilarious

[@Radenshaal]

I raise you cobra kai sensei Johnny Lawrence: "QUIET!"

[@GorinRedspear]

"She logged a 121 decibels" (me being a gardener: "hey, that's the same as a ... " "which is exactly the same as a chainsaw" Depends on the chainsaw though, I have one that only does 95, but also a beast that is said to do 180, but I could not hear a fighter jet passing overhead when using it once, so...

[@benjamincottle8500]

Frederik idly wondering why hearing jet fighters would be necessary..... do you for instance maintain poppy fields 😉

[@johndawkins623]

Hold up, Corey Taylor and QI........ my life is now complete

[@Talia_Balloons]

Ironically, I can't hear this video, as my toddlers are screaming at each over who stole whose toy.

[@KishoreShenoy1994]

I need to listen to Slipknot *before I forget*

[@TheTradge]

Great song, and nice pun =P

[@rtyuik7]

everyone who rides in my car with *Me Inside* gets to listen to me *Spit It Out* with my *Disasterpiece* of a singing voice... *Only One* catch-- itll cost you a *Skin Ticket* if you need a lift, so if you dont wanna be *Left Behind* , youll have to pay up, and listen to my car-aoke

[@danielmaloney7283]

@@rtyuik7 i GET THIS pun

[@b_uppy]

QI always surprises.

[@habib9511]

corey is everywhere nowadays and i absolutely love it

[@him050]

I saw slipknot in Cardiff and I am telling you they were louder than a chainsaw. Most rock concert get to the 120 mark.

[@thomasnolastname8734]

"It's gotta be something with kids, right?" "SHUT THE FUCK UP" Looks like we saw Stone Sour Corey and Slipknot Corey at once

[@markorollo.]

A teacher at school back in the 80's shouted so loud at someone I nearly went through the frigging ceiling. Also, I reckon I'm a contender for the loudest burper, loud and proud and often.

[@vcherrysoho7650]

Holy shit I did not expect Corey to be in this video, he made me all happy 😂

[@Clive_Warren]

Just clicked on this new series of QI and was astounded to see Corey Taylor here. What the hell is he doing on a comedy British show :D

[@thetramp123]

He's havin' a laugh.

[@Dan-vb7lz]

Spudgun 20 which episode??

[@ZeroBeat1]

Another fun factoid: The professional singer with the largest known octave range is currently Mike Patton. Second place by half an octave is Corey Taylor.

[@partypiano0729]

The largest known octave range? That's like saying the heaviest Litre or the farthest Kilometre. An octave is finite/measured.

[@ZeroBeat1]

Not quite. I also remembered it wrong or read it wrong initially. Taylor's behind Patton by 3 notes. www.vintagevinylnews.com/2014/05/digging-deeper-axl-rose-is-not-singer.html

[@StudioCorpse]

Another bonus fun factoid: Corey's got the bigger neck so

[@Oceanmachine27]

This list seems weird, like they count any noise you can make, high or low? I mean, I seriously doubt David Lee Roth has a wider range than Freddie Mercury but he can do that shrieking thing.

[@konzetsu6068]

From a quick lookup it would seem Freddie had a range just over 3 octaves... but with a higher than normal frequency of vibrato and absurd control. also, since the OP is 2 years ago, they totally missed adding Dimash to this list, smashing into the first place(?) with a range of 6 octaves and 5 semitones. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gHbdYqR9iJWHZ7M the expressions of the people in the studio is the faces of well established artists realizing they've pretty much lost the entire competition in the first round, to what was essentially a no-name wildcard ;)

[@SeanKL107]

I would have assumed “AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!”

[@stiimuli]

You mean after Lucy pulls the football away?

[@triciaw3064]

Even more reason to watch QI......I love Slipknot !!

[@Zett76]

I prefer Stone Sour, but I was just as excited. 😎

[@TrekkerUK]

"THERE'S NOOOOOOOOOOOOO UNIVERSITY"

[@fitzchivalry728]

Fyi for those who want to know, 121 decibles is about 16x louder than 109, decibles double in volume every 3, so 112 is 2x louder than 109 as well as 4x louder than 106

[@exactinmidget92]

I got such a huge crush on Aisling. Its the eyes that trap me.

[@BadCookWhoJudgesChefs]

And her stupid name.

[@strawberrykicker2]

@@BadCookWhoJudgesChefs her IRISH name

[@BadCookWhoJudgesChefs]

@@strawberrykicker2 that's what I said.

[@strawberrykicker2]

@@BadCookWhoJudgesChefs era fuck off with that bollocks, if you can't understand that AISLING is pronounced ASH-LING then you've bigger problems

[@54356776]

@@strawberrykicker2 If you cannot admit that irish names make no sense then you're willfully ignorant. English makes no sense a lot of the time, I don't feel the need to criticise others though. Names like Aisling and Saoirse make no sense and need to be explained. It's like old English or any foreign language.

[@dillerud95]

This was a entertaining and enjoyable video as always.

[@davids9181]

I didn’t expect him to show up lmao

[@michaelmyles8584]

Bring back the old school librarian rules. So if you turn the pages of your book too loudly then ...Bang 121Db of sound!

[@Caiyde]

"What's the loudest thing ever shouted?" "I PUSH MY FINGERS INTO MY EYYYYEEEEEEEEES!!!!"

[@nathanpoulton1169]

I was at this filming in front row and even scored points.....in full filming audience won 🏆

[@formulafish1536]

I know someone from Humpty Doo. The Northern Territory government were going to change the name of the town, but the residents petitioned against it, and hence it is still Humpty Doo.

[@kane2742]

My guess from the title was that it was going to be a Latin American football commentator yelling "GOOOOOOAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!!"

[@seat_tones7723]

I think the question should have been “ what does Corey Taylor think”

[@mrav8r]

Corey Taylor and Paul Hunn look like brothers!

[@thesandwich5321]

A shouting competition?! You mean I get to shout as loud as I want and no one will care?! SIGN ME UP! My flatmates hate me!

[@ianstrickland5280]

auto thumbs up to corey taylor

[@liftwell]

Been to humpty Doo several times. It has a nice pub.

[@charlesharper2357]

Much ado in Humpty Doo?

[@kustomhooligans]

Corey holds the world record for the singer with the widest vocal range of ALL TIME! I forget just how many octaves his vocal range is, but its true!

[@Hellwyck]

Widest vocal range? That'd be Mike Patton.

[@Dermacrosis]

@@Hellwyck I thought it was Kate Bush.

[@fitzchivalry728]

​@Hellwyck yep, Mike Patton has him beat by literally half an octave which is honestly so funny to me

[@AidanMillward]

@@Hellwyckits Axl Rose.

[@woopimagpie]

Ivan Rebroff and Tim Storms are at the top of that list. There's a few other big names but Corey ain't one of them. Mike Patton and Freddie Mercury to name a couple. Axl Rose is up there too.

[@DK_Son]

Story checks out. I've been to Humpty Doo.

[@paulm3952]

Aisling Bea's Belfast accent sounded like a robot.

[@davidvashum3572]

If i was not a metal head...I would not know there was a legend in this video

[@Han931]

The loudest shout goes to an Irish teacher just in the classroom 😮😮😮

[@beareggers]

Loudest ejaculation? Sounds like a mystery for Sherlock Holmes.

[@FueledByAdobo03]

A true book reader right here, ladies and gentlemen.🔝

[@cowboycurtis4944]

It's gotta be loud nigra. The man sounds like he's passing a kidney stone!

[@strawberrykicker2]

@@FueledByAdobo03 it's been mentioned on the show before

[@TheBloodsuger150]

5 year old: “My teacher is the loudest person on the planet.”

[@t.macky123]

the longest thing shouted and the loudest is quiet shouted by an irish teacher at 121 decibles

[@Amadeus-ms9lt]

I love Corey Taylor

[@skunkrat01]

Holy crap my parents live in Humpty Doo. Never thought I'd hear about it on a show with Corey Taylor!

[@mustsnip537]

Randomly clicking on this video I did not expect to see Corey Taylor

[@tonyspro]

Loudest thing ever: the wii startup music on a school night

[@walrusassociation9317]

The surprising thing about this is that there was a shouting competition.

[@liltee7200]

Isn't 'Quiet' a quite ironic thing to shout?

[@CorvusCorone68]

heh i was thinking that too

[@Simon_PieMan]

It’s almost like it was chosen on purpose...... well done Captain Obvious!

[@korkunctheterrible4302]

no, actually, it is not. I cannot picture a situation where you say quiet in a voice lower than those of whom you address, and get yourself heard. That you have to get loud to get yourself heard shows how quiet the place needs to be and how not quiet it is, hence the "quiet" yell. I don't think irony is the characteristic of causation and necessity because causation and necessity are expected. And things that are expected aren't ironic.

[@MrStn]

The loudest thing is having on headphones and open up a freshly installed video game.

[@kjetilskadel8353]

I simply love that show, I fell on floor laughing and at the same time I learn something new 😊

[@Glowstick48]

This is the weirdest crossover ever

[@CMDRunematti]

loudest thing ever shouted: "WRONG HOLE!!!!"

[@MarcusAgricola]

where can one enter these contests? I measured myself with 150 db singing, so lets try... And I am sure, that I had to shout that loud with some of my classes in Qatar.

[@markrowland1366]

Loud voices. A camping area near home was flooding. Three meters left a dry spot where five camper vans were dry but a four wheel drive had drowned. Two police women were addressing all via the loud speaker in their van. My friend towed the drowned one to safety and prepared his large ford transit to ferry twenty-four to Maccars and refuge. He implored the ladies to interrupt their calling and inflated his 11.5 litre lungs and addressed the throng. So bloody loud all 24 immediately were seized in position, 50 metres away. They turned to look. He, knowing most were German, he added the word for hurry. They hurried. I saw that the police women had jumped, as they were close by but behind him. He said he had stopped a fight once, with the word stop! I believe him.

[@dainironhill306]

Holy shit, Corey Taylor

[@Clown895]

Anyone know if Corey will ever be back on QI

[@Steve_Gee74]

Think it was a 1 off appearance, he's a huge fan of the show and friend of the team that make it. He stated that appearing on the show was on his bucket list of things to do.

[@andro_46_]

i did not expect to see COREY TAYLOR

[@sebastianlodge7549]

Humpty doo?!! I have been there! That’s my home territory the NT!

[@TheTruthKiwi]

Aisling looking adorable as always.

[@Zett76]

Corey Taylor at QI. Now I've seen it all.

[@Lord_Skeptic]

The loudest thing ever shouted. By Ben Harper when Nick does something.

[@johnshanley83]

The two obvious jokes: ‘It’s so loud you can read it’ and ‘Who will be crowned Gaseous Clay, remains to be seen’

[@elnoruego6854]

John Shanley cassius?

[@stephenjacks8196]

90 Decibels is start of hearing damage. 130 Db (like behind a jet take off) causes permanent hearing damage.

[@Dafoodmaster]

Neville Sharpe from Humpty-doo burps louder than me and you!

[@JamesS-xl2rb]

damn, when corey showed up i genuinely thought i was having a stroke. hooda thunkit?

[@mezykin]

The loudest thing I ever shouted was "I fucking hate you, mom"

[@Si74l0rd]

If I'm not mistaken decibels are a logarithmic scale, so every ten dB is more than doubling the power and amplitude. More than twice as loud as a Slipknot concert is respectably loud! Especially when you look at some common scales online and see chainsaw is more like 110dB, an ambulance closer to 120dB and a jumbo jet at full throat only twenty dB higher than she can shout, as the record is strictly for a shouted word, not a scream. Screams can be louder, I'd imagine her scream could raise the dead!

[@brianm6337]

I figure it was anything yelled by Brian Blessed.

[@viktorragnarwashuus8157]

Isn't the human pain threshold around 120 decibels? So would that mean that 121 db is twice as loud as 120 db? And 120 twice as loud as 119 db etc?

[@magichands135]

Viktor Ragnar Washuus If you continuously double the sound levels, you end up with insane amounts of noise. From what I know + 10db = 10 times as loud.

[@viktorragnarwashuus8157]

Magic Hands Yeah that's what I was thinking as well, but I know for a fact that the pain threshold is considered to be 120db, and Sandi mentioned that she would've been twice as loud as that, at 121. And as we know, all things said on QI is FACT. ;)

[@magichands135]

Viktor Ragnar Washuus I think the treshold is debateable, Ive heard music where you can shout at the top of your lungs and not hear your own voice, Im pretty sure that's close to 130db, being close to gunshots, maybe 140db-ish now that is unbearable.

[@Ferrastar]

Magic Hands it all comes down to how you define it. Say you have a 60dB sound level and said it had an intensity (power) of 1 and apparently loudness of 1. If you then got a 70dB sound level, in would have 10x the intensity (power) but it would only appear to be twice as loud

[@areezzy]

Viktor Ragnar Washuus decibel is in logarithm scale, multiplied by 10. 2 times = 3 dB 4 times = 6 dB 10 times = 10 dB 20 times = 13 dB 40 times = 16 dB 100 times = 20 dB That is, 123 dB is twice as loud as 120dB, 130 dB is ten times as loud as 120 dB

[@LetsBuild_withBabyByrd]

I... am overly excited to see Corey taylor on QI

[@SuperNoX86]

Corey is like Keanu Reeves. He never seems to age.

[@SuperNoX86]

WickKnot. New band.

[@simontay4851]

Brian blessed should've been on this episode. If he shouted *QUIET!!!* at you, you would do as your told and not make a sound. He and that northen irish woman should have a shouting competition.

[@NikhilSharma-ug1rx]

I would've thought it was Corey Taylor when he yells GO at the beginning of Before I Forget