QuickCheck: Can a rooster be deafened by its own crowing?


THE rooster, or "nature' alarm clock" and its crowing is as iconic as it is annoying – especially when one is trying to sleep past dawn.

It is claimed that a rooster's crowing gets as loud as a jet engine, which presents an interesting question: can a rooster go deaf from its own crowing?

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