[ExI] what's the use?

[William Flynn Wallace]

I come up empty when I try to figure out the evolutionary uses of our
propensity for loving loud noises:  unmuffled cars (NASCAR), carnival
rides, fireworks, rock concerts, yelling.

There was once a race  - Indy perhaps - which included a car run by a
turbine.  It was far ahead  - two laps to go, I think - when a $6 part
failed.

They never did it again.  Fans said that the turbine made a hum - no big
noise - and so the promoters decided that fans just would not put up with
that.  No excitement there.

What's the use?    bill w
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