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Isn't this how we hear directionally? 300m/s means 150mm distance. Ears are only about 250mm apart, so if you couldn't hear a 0.5ms diff you'd have no idea wher
by LatteLazy 5y ago
Isn't this how we hear directionally? 300m/s means 150mm distance. Ears are only about 250mm apart, so if you couldn't hear a 0.5ms diff you'd have no idea where sound was coming from right?
- _Microft 5y agoA timing difference is not the only way to tell from which side a sound came. Since the ears are at opposite sides of the head and the external ears have particular (but unchanging [0]) shapes, a sound will be changed in a different but predictable way depending on the direction it comes from. This effect also helps with detecting whether a sound comes from the front/back or top/bottom of the listener. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-related_transfer_function https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-related_transfer_function [0] Change the environment around the ear a bit, e.g. by putting a hand relatively close to the external ear and listen how doing that changes sounds.
- LatteLazy 5y agoThanks! That was a good read!.