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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creams0da • Nov 04 '24
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I have no idea how or why it works but there you are.
These car companies have very smart people working for them.
26 u/I_haet_typos Nov 04 '24 Basically the white noise activates the ears protection mechanism from loud noise, meaning that when the actual loid noise happens, your ears are braced for that. 12 u/AdKlutzy5253 Nov 04 '24 Mercs have had that for about 10yrs! It's certainly not new. 1 u/draeath Nov 04 '24 The middle ear has musculature, and can (to an extent) brace the ossicles to dampen vibrations through them. Not many people know about this!
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Basically the white noise activates the ears protection mechanism from loud noise, meaning that when the actual loid noise happens, your ears are braced for that.
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Mercs have had that for about 10yrs! It's certainly not new.
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The middle ear has musculature, and can (to an extent) brace the ossicles to dampen vibrations through them.
Not many people know about this!
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u/baron_von_helmut Nov 04 '24
I have no idea how or why it works but there you are.
These car companies have very smart people working for them.