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Using Plants as Speakers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the listening-to-foghat-on-your-ficas dept.

Kerhop writes "People who like talking to their plants can now enjoy a musical accompaniment, thanks to a Japanese invention that turns petals and leaves into amplifiers. Several others are also reporting details of how it works."

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  1. oh? by jpellino · · Score: 4, Interesting

    'The inventor of the gadget, Keiji Koga, said: "We are finally able to experience plants and flowers with all five of our natural senses."'

    I'm guessing this guy's never slept in a tall pine forest. The sounds are amazing.

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  2. If they can be used as speakers... by Daverd · · Score: 5, Interesting

    then couldn't they also be used as microphones? The sound would just travel in the opposite direction.