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[–] Twitches@lemm.ee 11 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

I am oddly good at hearing engine noises. If a motor or piece of machinery starts doing something different I usually hear it. I worked in manufacturing and I could usually call out a machine that was about to breakdown. Also when a part has been replaced I usually hear the difference in noise.

[–] Charzard4261@programming.dev 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Now you've got me wondering if your super hearing stops at machinery or if you could hear the human body doing it's thing, provided a stethoscope and test subject- I mean willing participant.

[–] Twitches@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

Sounds gross lol

[–] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's not necessarily that you hear more than someone else, but you have the experience to have trained your hearing to discern those sounds.

It's something I also experience from my time working around machines. Works on all sorts of things.

[–] Twitches@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago

That makes sense spend enough time around them you'll become adept to their ways.