peebles7 answered Sunday May 20 2007, 6:27 pm: haha no not at all. when you put your ear next to a sea shell, it's the same as putting it next to the opening of a water bottle or cup or anything like that. The pressure is different inside and it just makes a strange nooise. people just say it sounds like the sea because that used to be a very old myth, since waves crashing and the water sounds kind of like the sound of listening to anything hollow [ peebles7's advice column | Ask peebles7 A Question ]
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