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goobster  ·  2758 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Apple Plug

Seriously?

You can't actually believe that.

Earbuds stay in your ears because of the SHAPE OF THE BUD, not because they have a wire dragging on the end of it, catching on your shirt buttons, seatbelt, steering wheel, etc.

Removing the wire makes it less likely for you to catch them on something and yank them out of your ears, not MORE likely.

What a weird claim to make!





mk  ·  2758 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No, it's true. They fall out. When I run, I hold the cord up high so it doesn't pull, and I still need to push them back in from time to time.

I know people, including b_b, who can't even get them to stay in for any length of time. They aren't shaped well for everyone's ears.

It might seem weird because they might fit your ears well.

kleinbl00  ·  2758 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Jogging with apple earbuds is the worst. They fall out every eight steps and then your sweat soaks into the mic and kills them permanently. It's spectacular. Now you don't need to worry about that because they'll fall into a puddle long before...

actually, watch this space. I bet within two months someone is making an iSweatband that goes around your head to keep your fucking earbuds in your ears.

goobster  ·  2758 days ago  ·  link  ·  

This is crazy... I must have really oddly shaped ears.

The only earbuds that have EVER stayed in my ears consistently are the Apple "weirdo" shaped ones. You know, these things:

All other earbuds just fall out.

Is my experience really that unique? Nobody has ever mentioned me having weird-shaped ears before, and I've done a lot of different hearing tests over the years...

Weird...

kleinbl00  ·  2758 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I dunno, man. Those things f'n fly out of my ear canals. I mean, bumps on the damn bicycle send them skyward.

Apologies for my tone earlier. Things are shitty down here right now.

am_Unition  ·  2758 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I've had the same experience as you, that generation of Apple headphones are the best thing I've had my entire life.

I guess we're the odd ones out.

snoodog  ·  2758 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I have a pair that came with my phone. They are such shit that I never even took them out of the package.

user-inactivated  ·  2758 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Weird-ass ear canal buds, unite!

mk  ·  2758 days ago  ·  link  ·  

iCondition.

cgod  ·  2756 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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cgod  ·  2756 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Paperclip them to your collar at an appropriate length.

oyster  ·  2758 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Will they actually have different sizes for different ears ? I don't even have weird ears but finding comfy ones that stay in has proven difficult.