What is with the trope of using a glass to listen through a wall or door? Surely it doesn't work, right? Do all of these people have glasses with no bottom?

It's like when you see in TV/movies when someone gets tied up and "gagged" by just putting a sock in their mouth with no tape or anything. As if the person couldn't literally just spit the piece of cloth out.

Takes me out of it completely, every time.

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

..it having a bottom is how it works.

the vibrations carry through the glass and into your ear that is pressed against the bottom. it works.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 days ago

Interesting

[–] Rowr@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Maybe that sox is a warning that if he spits it. He is going to get beaten the shit out of himself.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This works. Tape over the mouth doesn’t as you can just chew it off.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 days ago

How would that work? How could putting a piece of cloth in someone's mouth prevent them from spitting it out?