Foxcroft points out that a pea whistle is about 80 decibels, while the first Fox 40 started at 115 decibels. Now, a new model called the Sonic Blast, measures out at 125 decibels, or as loud as a ...

And the whistle that stops play in every game was created by a man from a place even closer to home for Canada’s only NBA team. When basketball referees want to stop play, they blow the Fox 40.