I bike a lot (living in Netherlands), and it’s usually very windy out here. Whenever I have my headphones on, I can always hear the wind going past my ears.
What I noticed today when I was checking my surroundings was that, when my head is turned perpendicular to the direction I’m headed, either to the right or left, I don’t hear the wind anymore. The noise is gone in both my ears, the one facing the direction the bike is going and the one facing back, Why does this happen? I can imagine drag is somewhat involved but I don’t really get the full picture…
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The air in front of your head is moving slower because your head is in the way. The air slows down when it changes directions to go around. The other ear is quiet because your head drags some turbulent air behind in the space it made as it went through the air. When you face forward your ears are right next to the open air. Open air goes right past
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