Why can you hear the ocean when you place a sea shell to your ear?
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'cause they're islands?
For the same reason that you can hear this guy in a Progresso soup can:
The seashell captures the ambient noise from around you which resonates inside the shell.
For thousands of years people have been holding seashells to their ears, proclaiming to hear the ocean. The only reason they do this is to attract the attention of other less intelligent and more gullible people who will invariably pick up the nearest seashell and listen to it. It's just one big inside joke.
Here is another interesting fact: if you get down and put your ear to any toilet, you can hear the guys who work in the sewage treatment plant.
Here is another interesting fact: if you get down and put your ear to any toilet, you can hear the guys who work in the sewage treatment plant.
I always thought I could hear the Australian outback in my toilet.
May I come over and listen?
Slash McCoy
I freehand dog rockets
I always thought it sounded more like Enya, snoring.
What would you prefer?
When I place seashells near my ear, I hear Billy Ocean.
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As I understand it, you are actually hearing the echoes of the blood circulating in your ear. Either that, or the ghosts from Davey Jones' locker are calling to you.
If you put your ear to a red-hot fry pan, you can actually hear the sounds of someone screaming.
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