The scraping of chains
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The second mysterious sound Scrooge hears is a loud clanking noise, like chains being dragged. This sound is accompanied by a spectral apparition entering Scrooge's bedroom.
The first mysterious sound that Scrooge hears is a clanking noise of chains.
As Julia moves further away from the sound source, the loudness of the sound she hears decreases. This is because the sound waves spread out and dissipate as they travel through the air, which reduces the intensity of the sound reaching Julia's ears.
The loud clanging sound that Farquhar hears is likely the ticking of his watch as time slows down in his distorted perception during his impending execution. The sound intensifies as he falls through the bridge, experiencing a moment of extreme suspense and anxiety.
A sound made every second could be due to a repeating event occurring at regular intervals. This could be caused by a mechanism triggering the sound every second, such as a timed alarm or a metronome.
In the context of the NOAA, a "bloop" refers to a type of mysterious ultra-low-frequency sound originally recorded in the Pacific Ocean. It has been attributed to the sound of ice breaking up or calving off of a glacier.