Design
Most modern white noise generators are electronic, usually generating the sound in real-time within audio test equipment, or via electronic playback of a digital audio recording.
Simple mechanical machines consist of a very basic setup, involving an enclosed fan and (optionally) a speed switch. This fan drives air through small slots in the machine's casing, producing the desired sound.
When tuned to an unused broadcast frequency, a television set or a radio will pick up the random cosmic background noise on that frequency and render it through its speaker as white noise.
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