I love seashells. I still have a few from a collection I obtained from the beaches of New Port, Galveston, Virginia Beach, Miami, Key West and the Gulf Coast. I would take only one shell leaving the others for whomever wanted one. I had some to break and it would break my heart. But I knew, I could always return to the beach in search of another shell.
My shell collection has grown smaller. They have been like old friends departing. We met along a sandy beach, only after my slender fingers dug in the sand, and spotted the one I would welcome into my home. Maybe, those shells did not like my home or the crystal
covered container I kept them in; so they broke. The others must love it, for they still remain.
I love the conch seashells, and their shell pink color. I love the color of shell pink, even in roses. Though I do not own a conch seashell, I never wanted to buy one from a souvenir shop. I wanted to find one on the ocean floor or one that had washed ashore. I suppose I could have purchased one and told others I went deep sea diving and happened upon this perfect conch shell. But where is the fun in that? Or the truth? It would not have meant as much either.
Some people have suggested that the sound you hear from the conch seashell is the echoing of your blood rushing through the blood vessels of your ear. That is not the case. If that were true, then the sound would intensify after exercising, since your blood races faster after exercising. However, the sound is the same even after exercising.
Others say that the whooshing sound inside the shell is generated by air flowing through the shell - air flowing through the shell and out creates a noise. You'll notice that the sound is louder when you lift the shell slightly away from your ear than it is when the shell is right against your head.
The most likely explanation for the wave-like noise is ambient noise from around you. The seashell that you are holding just slightly above your ear captures this noise, which resonates inside the shell. The size and shape of the shell therefore has some effect on the sound you hear. Noise from outside the shell also can change the intensity of the sound you hear inside the shell. You can look at the shell as a resonating chamber. When sound from outside enters the shell, it bounces around, thus creating an audible noise. So, the louder the environment you are in, the louder the ocean-like sound will be.
I want to believe it is the ocean, and it's source, I hear; captured by the conch shell. It shares it's secrets with you, as it whispers in your ear. Held there long enough, one can taste the salt air and feel the waves crashing. It is always a magical moment. |
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