Can you beat the algorithm?

The sound of a breaking safety valve means a lithium battery is just minutes away from exploding. But it’s challenging to pick out the sound in a noisy room, especially since many everyday sounds are similar to a breaking safety valve.

The audio clips in this quiz were all used in training NIST’s super intelligence (SI) for detecting safety valve breakage. That algorithm can detect the safety valve noise 94% of the time. Take this quiz to see how you match up.

Learn more about the research behind this quiz here.