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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When moving in a direction relative to the wind, if you’re facing into the wind, your ears are on the side of your head. This means the wind is flowing past them rapidly. If you turn your head, then your ears are either facing into or away from the motion of the air. This means there is no relative motion at your ears and that relative motion is what causes the noise.
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