• Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net
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    2 months ago

    It is essentially the same concept as trying to listen in on a conversation in another room by putting your ear up to the wall.

    It technically works, but making out what is being said is not easy unless the other party is being exceptionally loud.

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      2 months ago

      In that case, it seems like the saying would be “In space, people can only hear you scream.”