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“You want to get somebody’s attention really quick? Make the fire alarm go off in your spacecraft when you’re still about 80,000 miles from home,” Wiseman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Sound-designed by David Gertsman, “undertone” is so quiet that a tea kettle sounds like a fire alarm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

But that's when the sound of a fire alarm cut through her morning.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

Some years ago, a fire alarm went off in his own home – in a room where his tumble dryer was operating.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

“When someone pulls the fire alarm, security starts checking all the cameras to figure out what’s going on. Your friend from the tour wasn’t hard to spot. Who are the rest of the Scooby Gang?”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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