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[โ€“] [email protected] 76 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (13 children)

Our bodies n brains are so cool. Think about what goes into locating a sound in space.

Edit: there's more to it but at the most basic level your brain calculates the fraction of a second difference between when one ear picks up a sound and when the other does creating a reference point based on that.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago

In space, no one can hear you scream

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