ULPT request: sounds that would travel smoothly to my upstairs neighbour?
Posted by angllnn@reddit | UnethicalLifeProTips | View on Reddit | 45 comments
I know this is a common one but I'd appreciate any suggestions besides the obvious 'speakers on a ceiling' one. Something that would throw them off and even have them wonder where the noise is coming from.
I live in an apartment building and I have a very ignorant couple that vacuums their floors on 7:30AM on the weekends and probably move their furniture around as early as 6AM.
Edit: typos
thesmyth91@reddit
Speakers on the ceiling, but playing the smoke detector chirp.
Negative_Raisin_997@reddit
Speakers on the ceiling, but playing adult movies, alternating with very annoying kids sing a long shows.
kdwhirl@reddit
And move it around periodically đ
No_YoureATowel@reddit
See if you can find one that beeps randomly to make it harder to locate
ikinari_fandango@reddit
my buddy's kid got a walking dinosaur toy a few years ago.
it eventually ended up buried in a toy bin and forgotten.Â
when the batteries finally ran low it started chirping with pretty much the same tone as a smoke alarm in precise 40 second intervals.
his house doesn't have carpet.
the echos were maddening.
it still took us ages to seek and destroy the damn thing.
Ohaibaipolar@reddit
Easy there, Satan.
angllnn@reddit (OP)
This is amazing actually
patchyj@reddit
Or an infrequent rustling, like a small animal under their floor
Selfish_and_Misled@reddit
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FirebirdWriter@reddit
The bane of my existence is the alarm a neighbor leaves on for hours. Its a high pitched whine so if they are old this may be less effective.
Stubborn_Amoeba@reddit
In the âolden daysâ people in the apartment across from me had an answering machine that was really loud. No joke, I could hear every message left (plus their outgoing message) for every phone call.
Since I heard their number every phone call I was toying with the idea of leaving a message if my own. Thankfully they moved out before I decided enough was enough.
FirebirdWriter@reddit
I have an overly tight eardrum so I don't blame the neighbors entirely. I suspect most people don't hear it but I also can hear dog whistles and struggle with lower noises with that ear. It is what it is
imezz00@reddit
Just saw another post. Look up âceiling vibratorâ. Specifically made to annoy upstairs neighbors
imezz00@reddit
Weird? No. Unhealthy and probably something you should avoid frequently? Yes.
Eggs are not necessarily a breakfast food. Itâs mainly consumed in the AM in the US but in other countries itâs a lunch and dinner protein. Pancakes are different story as they are straight carbs and sugar (assuming youâre using syrup).
WASP_Apologist@reddit
Your mission is to disrupt their sleep and induce anxiety.
Youâll need:
1) 30 ft of steel spring wire/piano wire) (Available online for about $9-10)
2) Violin bow (about $25)
Drive a nail into the middle of the ceiling of your bedroom, and another into the baseboard just above the floor where two walls meet. Connect the two nails with the piano wire, drawing it as tautly as possible.
At 3:30-4:00 am (the time when most people are in deep REM sleep), begin to âplayâ the wire as though it were a violin string. This will send a deep vibration throughout the studs of the walls and floorboards of the apartment above yours that will cause them to resonate sympathetically. It will be both incredibly eerie-sounding and impossible to locate. And once heard, impossible to sleep through.
Theyâll go crazy trying to find where that âhumâ is coming from.
TheReblogBandit@reddit
This is not an endorsement, but welding wire works as well. And it comes in many thicknesses as well. Made many instruments using welding wire.
skate1243@reddit
This is amazing and what this sub should be about. I hate when people are commenting violent solutions or genuine scumbaggery. This is creative, effective, and reciprocal.
angllnn@reddit (OP)
How did you even come up with this, I love it
WASP_Apologist@reddit
From my grandfather. He and his four brothers used to prank each other mercilessly when they were young. This was one of their favorites.
You can also vary the pitch of your âphantom violinâ by using thicker, âbassâpiano wire or thinner âtrebleâ wire or stringing multiple wires / pitches in other rooms as well, for maximum atonality. Good luck!
Ok-Recognition9876@reddit
I wonder what it would sound like if you got all six strings tacked up in a row and tried to play it like a giant celloâŚ
SewGwen@reddit
A cello has 4 strings.
Ok-Recognition9876@reddit
I am well aware, but you canât very well strum those like a guitar. Â Was going for a good breadth of range here in one stroke. Â Itâs not like OP can use all 24 standard sizes of piano wire - it would be overkill (and a nuisance to navigate).
cozyqueen420@reddit
Yes this could also be a part of a scheme to make them think the place is haunted to scare them out too. Then make the noise whenever they're showing the apartment to prospective renters
Holden-McGroyn@reddit
To really sell the haunted part of the prank, get your minivan wrapped like Scooby Doos Mystery Machine.
going-for-gusto@reddit
Keep them awake so they sleep in
Dasrule@reddit
Cricket sounds
Prudent-Poetry-2718@reddit
Remember when crickets used to get in the house occasionally? Man, I miss bugs. Weâre doomed!
Paevatar@reddit
I see them in the garage every autumn. Come and get them!
Chromiestorm@reddit
https://ceilingvibrator.com/ceiling-vibrator-system-v4-version/
Paevatar@reddit
Wow. I could have used this so many times when I lived in apartments.
HenriettaCrump@reddit
These. You just have to figure out how to get them in a spot that they will hear them and you won't https://a.co/d/02GMcax0
john_the_fetch@reddit
This is what I'd suggest.
They're great prank material but even better for situations like this.
DifficultCurrent7@reddit
Have they got a balcony they hang clothes out on? Water pistol filled with your basic stink bomb liquid from amazon. Keep it subtle so they think its just their washing machine or something.
nopower81@reddit
Record the following, get a fork and a ceramic plate, drag fork across plate. A pair of computer speaker's and you phone should do it. Set your alarm for 3:15am. Play recording
ggibby@reddit
Does your bathroom vent pipe/tube run through their wall?
Sure_Acanthaceae_348@reddit
Eat lots of beans.
Turbulent-Caramel25@reddit
We had downstairs neighbors that had one of those small boxing bags on their ceiling. Try that.
Icy-Astronaut-9994@reddit
Get an Anoy-A-Tron.
Hide it above their door.
Arctic_Africa7305@reddit
Vacuuming the ceiling.
um__yep@reddit
Move furniture around on the ceiling too.
idontknowkungfu@reddit
vuvuzela
Prudent-Poetry-2718@reddit
Didgeridoo.
SirWarm6963@reddit
One of those clickers used to train dogs. Click into different HVAC vents randomly.
opossum_launcher@reddit
Vibrate the ceiling with a palm sander.
Diamond83@reddit
Speakers on the ceiling but just bass and surround it with sound proof foam for your own comfort, find out what the maximum volume you can play it at without being heard from outside your front door, get a pair of noise canceling headphones and enjoy peace while they enjoy terror (play terrifying horror movie sounds)