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> Always in ear What percentage of Airpods owners do you reckon _always_ have them inside their ears?
by qsymmachus 7y ago
> Always in ear
What percentage of Airpods owners do you reckon _always_ have them inside their ears?
- maximente 7y agoprobably pretty high - apparently 17% of people in one survey said they have left them in during sex, so there's that
- speleo 7y agoI'm going to need sauce on that.
- crubier 7y agoWtf aha, citation needed!
- samschooler 7y agoPrimary source for the 17% number (although dubious considering it was 1,010 people online via Amazon's Mechanical Turk, and to qualify participants were required to be sexually active and enjoy listening to music): https://www.tickpick.com/musics-influence-on-sexual-behaviors/ https://www.tickpick.com/musics-influence-on-sexual-behavior...
- jonny_eh 7y agoYou need to take them out every 2-4 hours for charging.
- joezydeco 7y agoI've noticed a lot of people wearing just one, my kids included. They explained to me that by alternating earbuds they can wear them almost continually.
- onlyrealcuzzo 7y agoThis sounds like the plot to a Dystopian tech movie. Something always in your ear... whispering.
- joezydeco 7y agoWe're only getting warmed up. Wait until they're invisible, or implanted in your skull.
- mhh__ 7y agoSomeone call Charlie Brooker!
- heavyset_go 7y agoThe Seashells from Fahrenheit 451 fit into users ears like thimbles and they'd be worn into the night, lulling users to sleep.
- matwood 7y agoI don’t know about always, but my APP are so comfortable I forget I have them on.
- iliketoworkhard 7y agoSame with my old bose SoundSports
- toomanybeersies 7y agoHigher than I'd like. I find it incredibly rude and a bit disconcerting when I'm talking to someone and they've got Airpods stuck in their ears.