07-25-2019, 10:35 PM
It's cool how sound is conducted through your skeleton. You don't notice it when your ears are open, but with tight plugs (or just in a really quiet space) you hear everything that touches your body really clearly. Chewing and swallowing are especially frightening sounds when they come from inside your head!
In the late 70s/early 80s they made a radio for runners/skaters/nerds called the "Bone Phone." It was a thing that you wore around your neck that had speakers that pressed against your clavicles and the sound traveled through your bones to the ears. It worked pretty well but was a bit clunky. I have wondered how it would have worked on a bike. Lately, the same idea is being used with headphones so you can hear what's going on around you while still hearing music. It works really well.
Science!
In the late 70s/early 80s they made a radio for runners/skaters/nerds called the "Bone Phone." It was a thing that you wore around your neck that had speakers that pressed against your clavicles and the sound traveled through your bones to the ears. It worked pretty well but was a bit clunky. I have wondered how it would have worked on a bike. Lately, the same idea is being used with headphones so you can hear what's going on around you while still hearing music. It works really well.
Science!