Why Do People Always Say You Can Hear The Ocean Through A Sea Shell?

Question

Why Do People Always Say You Can Hear The Ocean Through A Sea Shell?

Answer 1

It is actually the echo of your heart, from the blood vessels in your ear.

Answer 2

BECAUSE THERE IS AN OCEAN IN THE SHELL durrrr

Answer 3

i tried it and it didn't work

**** i was so excited

its pretty ancient saying

so i would probably say because they were stoned or something

Answer 4

its really just the blood flow in your ear...

Answer 5

I think the sound  waves of the ocean get trapped in the shell and keep bouncing around....

Beleive what you want. Thats free will for ya.

Answer 6

it is the closest thing they have heard to the sound it makes.  if they had no knowledge of the existence of an ocean and they said that, well, aah, hum, ok i don't know

Answer 7

Because it's hollow and air passing through echoes.

Answer 8

because when air blows through it it echoes and sounds like the ocean because of wind.