Although some may doubt the value of this discovery, it does fulfill the need for entertainment, humor and even holds a bit of sports interest for some.
The DISCOVERY is that it is possible to snap your ears! One might think I mean in the way one snaps their fingers, and yes generally I do, but no, to be specific, you cannot snap your ears like your fingers without getting help from your fingers, by actually snapping your fingers while they are holding your ear. Ear lobe to be precise. If you are genetically disposed to attached lobes, you may leave the room now, it is impossible for you to snap your ears.
To snap your ears, place your snapping fingers around one of your lobes, pull it out a bit, tilt your head, and snap your fingers. If all you hear is the normal sound of snapping your fingers, then try again, and again maybe. On the third try everyone usually gets it, but be patient and keep trying until you hear the wonderful sound of a highly amplified finger snapping which is finally your ear snapping.
It is a distinctly different sound from snapping your fingers, so therefore, even though you need to snap your fingers to hear it, you are indeed also snapping your ear.
Have fun, and I promise I am serious about this. I have not recorded the sound yet, but that would provide proof that the sound amplification is not just from the finger snapping being conducted into the ear canal via the lobe, which surely happens to some degree. Recording the sound is my next step and must wait for the next blog posting.
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