These are the 17 most satisfying sounds in the universe, according to Reddit

Pavlovian connotations can be wondrous. The fact that sights and sounds can take us back to memories can be a source of great, if fleeting, joy.

A recent Reddit thread asked contributors to nominate the most satisfying sounds they knew of, and many of the responses were in this vein.

Here's a selection of the most popular:

The pop of a bottle

A golf ball going in the hole

The rain on the roof while you're in bed

When your joke lands and everyone laughs

The sound of a screw falling down a turbine

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A crackling fire

The ‘ding’ on an airplane when you've reached the gate, followed by a cacophony of seatbelts clicking open

A horse walking down a pebble road

The THX noise

The sound of a lawn mower a couple of houses down, while enjoying a summertime nap

Jango Fett’s bombs in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones

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When little stones get sucked in while vacuuming

Rain, then silence, then rain again when you pass under a bridge

The spine crack of a new book

A chorus of birds while waking up naturally after a good night’s sleep

The bat crack of a homerun in baseball

The first steps in a fresh layer of snow

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