Why do i hear marbles

They may not look like it in the day, but modern and vibrant Housing Board neighbourhoods are also where things can go bump in the night. Marbles being dropped or rolled, and furniture dragged — these are some sounds that Serangoon North resident Terence Ng, 28, an associate engineer, hears in the night. To date, there has been no answer for it at all. While such experiences are not often discussed, the issue surfaced two weeks ago when Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin put up a post on his Facebook page about a resident who heard chairs being dragged about in the unit above him.

Upon investigation, however, it was found that the unit was empty and the resident who had lived there had died. Other residents in HDB flats have also heard unexplained sounds, such as knocking on doors, thumping and footsteps pounding in the middle of the night, when no one else should be awake.

Ms Lena Chan, 41, an administrative executive, said she has heard furniture being moved and even people knocking on the door at her flat in Toa Payoh, though no one was there when she went to investigate. Ms Lorraine Guay, 49, a housewife, said she has heard doors slamming and even felt her flat vibrating at Tampines. While sounds that are inexplicable seem eerie, engineers told The Sunday Times there could be some reasonable explanations.

Sound can also travel via open windows. Mr Chiam Soon Kiam, director of engineering firm Vertes Technologies, agreed and offered a similar explanation. Sometimes the sounds heard at night could be due to the expansion or contraction of connected materials.

Members of Parliaments of various districts said they get fewer than 10 complaints a year of unexplained noises at night. When metal heats up, it expands; when the furnace stops pushing warm air through the system, the metal cools and contracts.

Hearing scratching noises from your ceiling might be an indication that you have raccoons living in your attic, especially if those sounds are fairly loud, like the sound of a person walking heavily or thumping around upstairs. Raccoons are also nocturnal, so they will be heard mostly at night-time.

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Be up front about your noise issues when shopping for apartments. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Skip to content Home Useful tips Why do I hear marbles dropping? Useful tips. Esther Fleming March 9, Alyssa Schwartz lives in an apartment in Toronto, built in Eileen Smith, who used to live in an apartment in Washington, D. She reported a sound like pins or jacks coming from the ceiling. Some apartment dwellers have come up with less supernatural theories for the sounds they hear from above.

It sounds like marbles or gurgling mostly—especially at the start of winter when we first start the heating. In an attempt to definitively debunk the things that go plonk and plink in the night, I contacted the American Institute of Physics. The organization recommended some experts. But this makes pinpointing the origin even more challenging.