ULPT: Neighbor refuses to stop working at 4am
Posted by fingers986@reddit | UnethicalLifeProTips | View on Reddit | 67 comments
They run machines with very high power and extremely loud noise every day at 4am. The police here don't seem to care about addressing the issue. I haven't been able to sleep for two weeks.
So, I need sounds can make an earthqake to punish them. Does anyone have sound effect files that can do that?
NoContextCarl@reddit
Is it business related? Generally, that's a no-no with city governments, as they likely are zoned for residential.
fingers986@reddit (OP)
It’s residential area. But I’m in Asia where government don’t care about people trouble.
this_dust@reddit
They have to sleep sometime. Return the favor.
AzizThymos@reddit
Record his noise and play it back to him. Speakers are cheap in Asia no!? Crank it up until the speaker is moving like a busted old washer/dryer!
Milluhgram@reddit
Play babyshark on repeat.
GiggleFester@reddit
I,'ve actually done that 😄 But I genuinely like to sing along with it.😄
Flux_My_Capacitor@reddit
Well then, you can probably do actual things that are illegal elsewhere and get away with it
I_Want_A_Ribeye@reddit
If he’s awake at 4am, then he sleeps at another time. Make noise when he sleeps.
Doublestack00@reddit
To add to this, record his noise and play it back for him when he is sleeping.
fingers986@reddit (OP)
Easy to make a low frequency sound, but hard to record and replay it at the same low frequency
Dr_CSS@reddit
Why do you need to record anything? Just get a massive subwoofer and play the fundamental frequency of his building (change the frequency until the rattling is at the maximum)
RedditRot@reddit
Then watch as the house collapses on him!
Regular_Ad3002@reddit
Fuck it, change the frequency 😂
HumorTumorous@reddit
Tape a vibrator to one of the beams you share walls with, then leave the house while they're sleeping.
hitlicks4aliving@reddit
My neighbors try this with me not knowing I can basically sleep through an explosion OP is screwed
fingers986@reddit (OP)
That why I need anoying sound to punish them.
Naughteus_Maximus@reddit
Crying baby. I'm sure you can get a few different samples online, ranging from whimpering to full blown colic rage. Then make a 3 hour audio file. But not continuous. Do it so there's crying for 1-3 minutes, then it fades, then starts again after a few minutes, with varying length of crying and silence. You're aiming to maximise that feeling of hope that the crying has now stopped, only for it to be crushed and replaced by despair and rage when the crying resumes.
sourcherrysugar@reddit
This
DuePen2517@reddit
sounds like a piss disc scenario to me
Sirprophog@reddit
Maybe he’s manufacturing drugs or weapons over there? Perhaps there’s some illegal activity going on to report
BeholderLivesMatter@reddit
If the machines run off gas and the guy has low morals, leave a tainted can of gas outside for him to steal. The internet can tell you all sorts of things that will kill a motor.
fingers986@reddit (OP)
It’s an electric machine with high power, it’s make very loud sound when starting
govcov@reddit
Then leave a tainted can of electricity out for him to steal. Jeez, do we have to think of everything? /s
Harlzter@reddit
It comes in bags you great big dinging doofus, unless it's different in your part of the world. You just need to inject some saline into the bag and carefully seal it back up.
Everyone knows salt water is conductive so will mess the electrons up.
If you want to screw his machines up inject meth into the bag, they will run at high speed until the crash themselves to bits.
pegoff@reddit
In your country do people get disconnected or heavily fined if they tamper with their electric meter?
Are your electric meters accessible from outside?
tauzN@reddit
Find out when he is sleeping, and start working.
sixstringsage5150@reddit
Cut the power cord!
OG-Pine@reddit
Spend all your money on the loudest, most powerful speaker systems capable of delivering sound in the 1-50hz range (resonance of cement, adjust accordingly for other materials). Play an oscillating sound, like a sine wave, at each of those frequencies until you find one that seems to cause the most shaking/noise in their building.
Blast that shit 24/7 (or whenever they’re sleeping)
Critical_Cat_8162@reddit
Google "sales call abyss" I play it for telemarketers. It is horrendous.
MyyWifeRocks@reddit
You’re in Asia and the police won’t handle this. Have you spoken to the Yakuza yet? I hear they’re great at resolving interpersonal conflicts.
tacolorian@reddit
Blare gay porn out of the biggest speaker you can get.
Muufffins@reddit
Just fuck his dad, loudly.
Killbot100110100101@reddit
I actually did inadvertently and unknowingly get a gloryhole blowjob from a church members grandfather. Saw him at a church gathering all sitting together. Never blew his cover but it makes me laugh every time that family starts taking shit about how right wing trumpers they are. He's dead now and I could fuck them up with the info... But it's not theirs to know about.
skcib@reddit
idk why you’re getting downvoted haha this is funny
Killbot100110100101@reddit
Of all places...lol
GalumphingWithGlee@reddit
That is amazing!
But also, how did you find out who it was? The entire point of glory holes is anonymity.
Killbot100110100101@reddit
It started with him on one side and me on the other. Once he started getting into it he asked, through the hole, if he could come over to my side to make it easier. I agreed. He got on his knees and sucked my soul out. Oldest guy I've ever played with. Fuckin Gerry. Mouth like a vacuum
ConferenceSudden1519@reddit
This made laugh and smile😂 thank you….
Tig3rDawn@reddit
Move or invest in good earplugs. Don't endanger people's income for your comfort, that's f'ed.
amanuensisninja@reddit
Seems pretty ethical.
Forgottengoldfishes@reddit
Aztec death whistle will do the trick.
Aztec death whistle
gogozrx@reddit
what you're going to need is volume enough to overpower their machines.
that's going to affect your other neighbors. If you're ok with that, you'll need some PA speakers and an amp to power them... then just use any old annoying sound: klaxon, barking dogs, bass rumble.
fingers986@reddit (OP)
I already have a speaker system with a powerful subwoofer that can shake the floor. What I need now are sound effect files.
probably_not_spike@reddit
A lot of machinists are half deaf from working around loud machines all the time. I think you should consider another sense if you want to get him back. Like an over-bright, over sensitive motion security light that happens to shine directly in his bedroom window.
spencerAF@reddit
My neighbors were loud and I started playing a band I like called Trollfest, specifically The Cave. I like it, they REALLY didn't like it.
gogozrx@reddit
I was going to add a LMGTFY, but really, just good for "annoying sound files" and choose one... or 20 to play on a rotating basis.
cancergiver@reddit
If you’re really in a country and are where gov doesn’t give a fuck and your neighbor doesn’t listen to you and you don’t want to move…. Then there’s only one solution that I don’t want to mention because I don’t want to be banned
xShockWave420x@reddit
You could also go have a stern conversation with this person… just sayin.. tell them you’re going to call the police. If they call your bluff, call the police. Annoy the police until they do something.
Your menace skills are weak.
IntensiveCareBear88@reddit
I hear Jewish lightning is a bitch
BallsDieppe@reddit
If the cops won’t enforce bylaws, call your elected member of city council and complain relentlessly.
hugazow@reddit
That works in the us mostly, outside? Nope
BallsDieppe@reddit
It works in Canada.
hugazow@reddit
Oh yeah but not for the same reasons
Notmischa@reddit
Bribe a cop to deal with it.
runningmurphy@reddit
Wait for them to be gone and start unplugging shit.
Obvious_Extreme7243@reddit
Why use sound as your weapon when you can use piss discs?
maatc@reddit
What you need is the piq squealer tape that Hunter S. Thompson used to play to scare off tresspassers.
Purple_Cat8372@reddit
Play Elton John songs on PA speakers while he sleeps
IlIllIlllIlllIllllI@reddit
If you have any friends in the seismic testing industry, you could try to borrow one of these https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seismic_vibrator
Cuneus-Maximus@reddit
If they're conducting business in a residential property, that's a zoning violation, civil issue you get the city involved in, not the police.
fingers986@reddit (OP)
In my country, the people call Ministry of Public Security a Super Ministry. When something happens, you have to go to the police station to report it. The court only handles criminal and legal matters such as property division.
code_trapp@reddit
Definitely be digging a tunnel to nearest bank. Inform the cops.
LaundryMan2008@reddit
If it’s a group breaker box, I would just turn it off and go back to your house.
Mycatreallyhatesyou@reddit
Air horns work well.
justsomerandomdude10@reddit
buy a PA speaker, find when he sleeps, and scream your anger out at him lol
CommaSeparatedValu3s@reddit
Record the machine noises and play them on the maximum level when he sleeps.
glawv@reddit
As a night shifter this is my life every fucking day lol