The author of “Bowling Alone” warned us about social isolation and its effect on democracy a quarter century ago. Things have only gotten worse.
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And I test headphones.
Sweat is actually conductive because of the saline content in it.
So we basically make our own fake sweat and spray it over and over on these headphones to see what happens to them over time.
This is 85 decibels of airplane noise.
We're gonna put on some noise canceling headphones and see how well they actually block out the sounds.
Put them on the ground and kick them over there.
Okay, go.
Are they broken?
No.
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What version of Bluetooth is it?
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