stackyFACTSA screaming siren gets dramatically quieter as it drives away purely because its acoustic waves are forced to expand over a rapidly growing spherical area. The original intensity remains exactly the same, but it is hopelessly diluted across so much empty space that only a tiny fraction reaches you.
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