Super Sensitive Mic Can Hear Snail Heartbeats, Ant Footsteps

Somebody pinch me, please…

“The microphone has a remarkable contact point design, through which it can detect minute sounds that are virtually inaudible to the human ear, such as an ant’s footsteps or the heart beat of a snail.”

Instead of using a traditional diaphragm, this microphone uses a small “pin” which, on contact with a sounding object, sends vibrations up to a coil which agitates a magnetic field at which point the energy can be converted directly into electricity.

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