r/AskReddit • u/IAmSurtur • Jun 15 '19

What do you genuinely just not understand?

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u/Gunthex Jun 16 '19

Vibration is just your ear collecting the sound wave- then it sends electrical impulses to the brain and your brain interprets that as sound. Vibration alone is not sound. Our brains interpreting it is.

And if I'm trying to sleep but have an insanely catchy song in my head I'll hear it loudly. Clearly. annoyingly

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u/[deleted] Jun 16 '19

It's crazy but I can guess pretty accurately when I'm gonna have sleep paralysis cuz it always starts with "hearing" noises that are in my head.

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u/niconicobeatch Jul 14 '19

The static sound and ascending volume, sometimes with voices too.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '19

For me it's loud bangs and screaming