The loudest stadium record has been broken after the Kansas City Chiefs got out to a 6-0 start at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Those at Arrowhead Stadium had a little motivation to get loud as a Guinness World Records representative was present for the 24-7 win over Oakland. The Chiefs fans cheered so hard that they reached 137.5 decibels, which was the loudest recorded crowd at a sporting event. The previous record was just set last month by the Seattle Seahawks with 136.6 decibels, Yahoo reports.
The Kansas City Chiefs expressed their excitement over the broken record on Twitter, saying, "RECORD BROKEN! 137.5 DECIBELS! #LoudAndProud"
A measurement of 137.5 is higher than a typical rock concert which is 115 decibels. The level at which pain begins in 125 decibels. It is just under the sound of a jet engine when standing 100 feet away, which is 140 decibels.
Anyone thinking about breaking the Arrowheads record might want to hold back as anything louder than 140 decibels can cause hearing loss.
Arrowhead has been recognized as a loud stadium for many years as it first reach 116 decibels in the glory days of Derrick Thomas. The record was set last month when Seattle broke the record of a Turkish soccer stadium. A group of Chiefs fans wanted to reclaim the record title.
"We want the fans being as loud as ever and we're doing everything we can to break a world record and to reach 137 decibels," Ty Rowton, one of the group members told KCChiefs.com. "But more importantly, the main goal of all of this is to bring back Arrowhead and make it the loudest and most intimidating stadium in the NFL."
Although the Chiefs have set the record, the Seattle Seahawks fans vow to take back the title. "@kcchiefs Congratulations. All records are meant to be broken. Fortunately #12s have experience in this endeavor. @CenturyLink_Fld #LOUDER," the Seahawks Twitter read.
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