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The beach in a shell. As a young child, I used to love putting the shells like the ones in the picture, into my ear to listen to them. I remember being told that you hear the waves in them. I know that's not entirely true, but what exactly causes the sound we hear? And why don't we hear such sounds if we put other objects like it up to our ear?
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Asked by Liam
on 2010-02-17 07:01:08

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Categories: Environment.

Tags: sea, sound, ocean, beach, shell.

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Reply	dunhaml says: I remember being told that the sound we hear, is the blood flowing through the vessels within the ear canal. By putting a shell over it prevents any other sound getting in, so you just hear that. You can do it with other things too i.e. a cup. (no votes) Tags: sea, sound, ocean, beach, shell.
	posted on 2010-03-22 16:46:56 \| Report abuse

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