Why Are Pulsing Sounds More Effective for Waking You Up?

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In summary, a pulsing sound like that of a burglar alarm is more likely to wake someone up than a continuous sound like that of a reversing truck. To achieve this, one could use the oscillating output of a 555 timer to create a distinctive and attention-grabbing pulse. Some may refer to this pulsing sound as "warbling".
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I'm trying to basically describe the way a pulsing sound like that of a burglar alarm is more likely to waken you than a continuous sound like that of a reversing truck?

What I've got so far is

The oscillating output of a 555 timer would be more appropriate for this alarm circuit as this would pulse the buzzer sound and make it more distinctive than a continuous tone and more likely to alert someone to the danger.

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How about "more annoying"?

But seriously your choice of words looks fine to me.
 
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Hi, Rollcast. I'm not sure whether or not this is what you have in mind, but in my life we usually refer to what you describe as "warbling".
 

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