It just didn't seem right.
Perhaps as many as fifteen years ago I boarded a public taxi in order to get back
home from Tel Aviv. Two kids in their late teens also boarded the same taxi,
and I watched them as they excitedly opened a new disc they'd purchased and placed
it in their discman. They then attached the earphones, and each one of them took
an ear pod and placed it in his ear. They were clearly enjoying the music.
I didn't know what music these kids were listening to, but from glancing at the
cover art of the CD it was clear that it was something along the lines of electronic
trance. I was quite sure that the stereo separation on the disc was quite pronounced. It seemed
to me that even though they were listening intently, each was hearing only half,
and probably also hearing something quite distinct from the other. My curiosity
got the best of me, and I asked them about this. They acknowledged that they were
each hearing something different, but claimed that it didn't bother them. I decided
that if it didn't bother them ....
Go to: ... but why would you want to?, or
Go to: To hold in our hands.