Chelsea+Hooper

Why Do You Hear Ocean Sounds In Seashells? The answer to this question is actually pretty interesting. Seashells do not have sounds to them. They actually on pick up the noise around you, causing the noise echos to clash inside the shell to produce the sound of the ocean. The sounds get picked up by the surface of the shell. The surface of the shell is very smooth and can reflect sounds easily. Inside the shell the noises travel through the passages in the shell, some noises running into each other, creating that ocean sound we always believe we hear when we put a sea shell up to our ears.

Interesting Information/Facts: Many people think that the noise is produced from your blood vessels or heart beat but that's not true. If that were the case it would get increasingly louder if your blood was pumping faster, and the sound stays at a constant pace. If you have a seashell, and sit in a very quiet room. You will not here any noise inside the seashell since there is no sound to clash to produce the ocean noise.

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