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  • Rentlar
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    596 months ago

    If my memory serves correctly, this is the thing that basically plays everything you say back to you with a 200ms delay that instantly makes you feel awkward.

    • Neato
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      356 months ago

      Oh god. If I hear myself through people’s speakers when on a call I cannot continue. It’s super effective at making me confused and distracted. That’s awful.

    • Hegar
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      146 months ago

      Yeah, I’m guessing it was that, which won an IgNobel prize like a decade ago.

      If you’ve ever worked in a call center, this kind of thing happens from time to time. After a couple times you learn to ignore it and push through.

      • BubbleMonkey
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        56 months ago

        Whenever I run into that problem I just pull the earpiece away from my ear when I’m talking. I can still kind of hear it, but it’s much easier to ignore.

    • @[email protected]
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      56 months ago

      I remember seeing this effect on QI. They tried it on Alan first and he just powered through and managed to keep talking!