This evening whilst preparing dinner I noticed that two of the wall mounted cupboards had a gap between them,and I became interested in knowing whether or not I could fit my head between them.
It turns out I can,but only if I scoot up on to the counter and sit there.It was a tight enough fit but not tight enough to require buttered ears in order to extricate myself,however,both ears(I only have two,more or less matching)were flush with the cupboard to either side.This drew me onto the subject of the acoustic properties of the two cupboards,given that they were both of different sizes,which I realise is something of an oxymoron but I just know you know what I mean.
Anyway,to make a short story long,I then experimented by reaching around the front of each cupboard seperately and opening and shutting each door in turn.The noise transference was different in each case,which mildly satisfied my initial curiosity,but then I thought,was this because each ear might discern sound differently,or was each cupboard REALLY making a sound unlike the other?
My option then was to turn around(I had to move the spices and the toaster) and insert my head the other way.I found it almost impossible to open and shut the doors this way,I mean I'm pretty flexible but this was beyond the boundaries of what might be termed acceptable limits of flexibility.There was also the problem now of my face being pressed to the wall,which would of course have its own effect of any sound produced.
So basically I was wondering if anyone else had carried out similar tests,and in particular,has anyone noticed whether their Golf Clubhouse has any such arrangement in the kitchen.It would be fascinating to compile statistics about this don't you think?
Lizzie xx