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Empty vessels make more noise

Posted by James Briggs on December 12, 2005

In Reply to: Empty vessels make more noise posted by Brian from Shawnee on December 12, 2005

: : Empty vessels make more noise

: Emtpy-headed people chatter more than smart people.

It is also a fact that a vessel/bottle that's full (or part full) doesn't reverberate in the way that an empty one does. Try blowing across the top of a full bottle and then again when it's empty. There will be a huge difference.

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