{"id":260182,"date":"2024-03-23T12:43:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T17:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathewingram.com\/work\/?p=260182"},"modified":"2024-04-06T12:47:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T17:47:57","slug":"beethoven-and-edison-both-listened-to-sound-vibrations-by-clenching-wood-in-their-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathewingram.com\/work\/2024\/03\/23\/beethoven-and-edison-both-listened-to-sound-vibrations-by-clenching-wood-in-their-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Beethoven and Edison both listened to sound vibrations by clenching wood in their teeth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arguably the most famous classical composer in history (Beethoven) and the inventor of recorded music technology (Edison) both were partially or totally deaf, and therefore both listened to music by biting into wood to hear the musical vibrations pass through their teeth (<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DKThomp\/status\/1775921822506045457\">via 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