Sound Reversing Headphone

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My sound-reversing headphones are designed to revolutionize the auditory experience and should be worn with two secure straps—one wrapped snugly around your head and one gently resting under your chin—and your eyes closed so that all your focus shifts to the soundscape unfolding before you. The earpieces secured firmly in place on either side of your ears connect via long, slender plastic tubes (4cm in diameter and 95cm long) that extend to their opposite ends, ensuring that the sound reaching one ear originates from the other side. The tube itself also manipulates sound waves due to compression within its narrow confines, leaving some users describing this experience as akin to being enveloped by space or standing in a vast room where every sound seems distant and muted. My intention is that these headphones disrupt your sense of spatial awareness, allowing you to imagine yourself in an unfamiliar environment, since we heavily rely on our hearing to navigate our surroundings. By doing so, we're also temporarily blinded to the world around us, as our auditory perceptions often serve as a proxy for visual exploration.