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Real estate!
When rent is expensive, you need to pack tables as close as possible. Every time the distance is cut in half to the sound source, intensity quadruples (inverse square law). The noisier it is, the louder you talk, the louder everyone talks ----well, there, it gets noisier!
Maintenance.
Flat hard surfaces are easier to clean. Flat surfaces reflect sound and cannot dissipate acoustic power.
dcarch
Real estate!
When rent is expensive, you need to pack tables as close as possible. Every time the distance is cut in half to the sound source, intensity quadruples (inverse square law). The noisier it is, the louder you talk, the louder everyone talks ----well, there, it gets noisier!
Maintenance.
Flat surfaces are easier to clean. Flat surfaces reflect sound and cannot dissipate acoustic power.
dcarch
