• isleepinahammock@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    7 days ago

    Here’s a nerd snipe:

    Imagine you were in that situation. Imagine you are:

    • In a spacesuit
    • On the Moon’s surface
    • Holding a cell phone
    • The cell phone is not on silent, does not vibrate, but will ring when called.

    If you’re holding the phone in your hand when it rings, will you be able to hear it? Obviously there is no air to transmit the sound, but there is still a path of solid matter from the phone to your ear - your own body. Would you be able to hear the phone?