ear worms - a safety question....

PBo

Had "Duel" by Propaganda as an earworm this morning, accompanied me all the way on my 50 min journey, which felt like it only took 40 mins!

If it seems that I "lost" 10 mins, then presumably I was not paying sufficient attention.

Does this mean I need to shoot myself in the head next time it happens, as unlike an ipod etc, there are no wires to remove from my ears....

Kieran_Burns

PBo wrote:

Had "Duel" by Propaganda as an earworm this morning, accompanied me all the way on my 50 min journey, which felt like it only took 40 mins!

If it seems that I "lost" 10 mins, then presumably I was not paying sufficient attention.

Does this mean I need to shoot myself in the head next time it happens, as unlike an ipod etc, there are no wires to remove from my ears....

This is some kind of weird Zen thing isn't it? You lost 10 minutes, so want to shoot yourself when you next lose 10 minutes... but if you've lost them, you won't know you've lost them, therefore you can't shoot yourself.

SimonAH

Kiss with a fist by Florence and the Machine for me this morning.

I wake up with an ear-worm almost every day - or at the very least generate one by the time I get to the bathroom, it's bizarre and seems to have no bearing on what I've listened to recently.

mroli

Earworm cure:

sing to yourself

"Hey mickey you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mickey! Hey Mickey" x10.

Your current earworm will leave and Mickey will follow shortly afterwards.

M

t4tomo

earworms are statistically safer than ipods*.





* this forum does not condone the wearing whilst cycling of ipods more or less than the wearing of any other headphone transmitted audio device.

Butterd2

My daughter has acquired a pet snail called "Alice" causing my to have "Alice what's the matter" by Terrorvision as my ear worm for over 2 hours on my Sunday morning ride, great song, new PB but after 2 hours it was driving me mad.

bails87

mroli wrote:

Earworm cure:

sing to yourself

"Hey mickey you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mickey! Hey Mickey" x10.

Your current earworm will leave and Mickey will follow shortly afterwards.

M

Oh for fu.......


At least an hour left until I can get in the car and put the radio on to get rid of that.


Hey mickey.....hey hey.....

Kieran_Burns

bails87 wrote:

mroli wrote:

Earworm cure:

sing to yourself

"Hey mickey you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mickey! Hey Mickey" x10.

Your current earworm will leave and Mickey will follow shortly afterwards.

M

Oh for fu.......


At least an hour left until I can get in the car and put the radio on to get rid of that.


Hey mickey.....hey hey.....

I can help there:
You will need sound

UndercoverElephant

Kieran_Burns wrote:

bails87 wrote:

mroli wrote:

Earworm cure:

sing to yourself

"Hey mickey you're so fine, you're so fine you blow my mind, hey Mickey! Hey Mickey" x10.

Your current earworm will leave and Mickey will follow shortly afterwards.

M

Oh for fu.......


At least an hour left until I can get in the car and put the radio on to get rid of that.


Hey mickey.....hey hey.....

I can help there:
You will need sound

That could be worse...

sketchley

Mines been Gallows Pole - from Page and Plant Unledded.

Sometimes I wish I could have headphones in and ride.......

clarkey cat

you can if you want Sketchley - its not against the law.

notsoblue

Just wear over ear, open headphones.

sketchley

I know. I just won't. I rely to much on my hearing when riding.

clarkey cat

I have a kindle on my handlebars for when I want to use my ears.

graham.

I find a well placed earworm can be your friend, they sometimes help me maintain my pace.
This usually does the trick! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r9jcBxB ... re=related
Graham.

Flyingbogey

I often wear my ipod and 'up' my other sensory checks as a result. I have had no problems other than concealing the fact i'm doing it from the wife, chopped my earphones off wrapping them up when approaching home on the move once. Always stop and do it properly now!

hfidgen

After seeing some poor sod flattened by a taxi turning across him I'm NEVER wearing headphones and I can't abide watching people who do. I tend to wince every time they jump at the scooter overtaking them, and I worry they won't react to me either.

The taxi was a proper rattly rustbucket and the guy didn't even hear it coming. :roll:

Surely, in central London, it's a MASSIVE contradiction of all common sense?

sketchley

Thanks to BBC news this morning's ear worm was Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. grrrhhhhhhhh

bails87

hfidgen wrote:

After seeing some poor sod flattened by a taxi turning across him I'm NEVER wearing headphones and I can't abide watching people who do. I tend to wince every time they jump at the scooter overtaking them, and I worry they won't react to me either.

The taxi was a proper rattly rustbucket and the guy didn't even hear it coming. :roll:

Surely, in central London, it's a MASSIVE contradiction of all common sense?

How do you feel about car drivers who block out sound with windows and radios?

sketchley

bails87 wrote:

hfidgen wrote:

After seeing some poor sod flattened by a taxi turning across him I'm NEVER wearing headphones and I can't abide watching people who do. I tend to wince every time they jump at the scooter overtaking them, and I worry they won't react to me either.

The taxi was a proper rattly rustbucket and the guy didn't even hear it coming. :roll:

Surely, in central London, it's a MASSIVE contradiction of all common sense?

How do you feel about car drivers who block out sound with windows and radios?

Multiple mirrors?

HamishD

Well mine this monring was the Bran Flakes advert.

"They're tasty, tasty, very very tasty, they're very tasty" repeat ad nauseum.

Hope I don't get it on the way home, I may just go mad.

iPete

An ear phone in the left ear acts as the perfect anti ear worm device, can still hear everything I need to. I probably ride even safer with it, don't get so bored I enter cruise mode and always shoulder check.

hfidgen

bails87 wrote:

How do you feel about car drivers who block out sound with windows and radios?

They're fine, as Sketchley said, mirrors, lane markings and mutual (if limited) respect from other drivers tend to make it easier for them. Obviously cars crash too, so don't start a pointless argument here

As a cyclist who's acutely aware he's nearly always one mistake away from a month in traction, I don't understand cyclists who choose to reduce the number of useful cycling senses to 1.

irishdan13

Mine was "The Grand old Duke of York"

The joys of small children at Breakfast time...........

pianoleo

iPete wrote:

An ear phone in the left ear acts as the perfect anti ear worm device, can still hear everything I need to. I probably ride even safer with it, don't get so bored I enter cruise mode and always shoulder check.

+1

bails87

hfidgen wrote:

so don't start a pointless argument here

You can read me like a book!

Clare_M

I have Rhianna's "Come On" in my head a lot, especially whilst trying to build some speed. I would never wear an ipod whilst on the road, though have done on a long cycle path on my own. Keeps my legs pedalling

hfidgen

bails87 wrote:

You can read me like a book!

Just getting used to the forums

I think I misunderstood what the OP meant by earworm too :roll: