How Can You Hear Someone Through a Wall?

Imagine you're at a concert. The music comes through the speakers, and you feel it in your chest, that’s how sound works. When someone talks on one side of a wall, their voice makes vibrations in the wall, like a drum being hit. These vibrations go all the way to the other side and reach your ears, making you able to hear what they're saying, even though there's a wall between you.

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  1. You hear your neighbor speaking through a paper-thin wall because it vibrates like a drum.
  2. When you talk near the kitchen counter, you can sometimes hear yourself on the other side.
  3. Your sibling talks in their room, even though the door is closed, you still hear them.

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