Sweet earphone hack.
En route to Denmark in August, which seems like such a short time ago, my trusty two-year-old Sony earbuds broke on the airplane. Unsure how to function without earphones but without funds to buy a quality pair, I got what seemed to be an affordable version similar to what I had before.
Besides the expected problem that the silicone buds would never perfectly fit my ears, these $15 Skullcandy headphone I got from a UK-based eBay seller were going pretty well..until yesterday – two days before leaving Denmark for Israel. Now I have to find another replacement. Four months is probably a new record for earphone lifespan with me.
So my Skullcandy headphones are only half-working and should be replaced but as for the problem of poor fitting, Hack-a-day gave me a good idea. Check it out.
I took some pretty standard foam ear plugs and cut a hole in the centre to fit them in the same way. They fit so much better now! If only the sound in the right ear would stop cutting in and out…
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