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RandomActOfMindless t1_j9rfs6m wrote

Reply to comment by RainManToothpicks in TIL certain moths have developed sound absorbing wings that make it harder for bats to hunt and eat them with their echolocation. The structure of the moth wings might someday help people soundproof places by RainManToothpicks

The problem is those wings are extremely delicate.

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RainManToothpicks OP t1_j9rqcg4 wrote

Yeah, definitely going to be a wait. In the meantime a great diy solution for loud drunks outside a room is smushing plastic bags into the crevices of a doorframe with a spatula and squishing rolled up trash bags to seal the bottom

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