Why Do Walkie-Talkies Still Make Us Sound Like Robots?
Have you ever wondered why—despite landing robots on Mars and inventing phones that can order pizza via facial recognition—walkie-talkies still make everyone sound like a caffeinated squirrel trapped in a tin can? Yeah, me too. There’s just something faintly ridiculous about living in an age where we’re tinkering with quantum computers, and yet, communicating by two-way radio guarantees a solid performance of, “Can you hear me now?” but with bonus static… and, of course, that obligatory “over” at the end. It’s 2025, friends! Shouldn’t rescuing a cat from a tree require less deciphering and more actual words? Honestly, I feel nostalgically frustrated—with a twist of admiration—for this stubborn relic of retro sound quality. Dive into the oddly enduring mystery of walkie-talkie weirdness (and leave your “over” at the door) by checking out the full study here: LEARN MORE.
ITHACA, NY—Citing numerous advancements in communication technology over the years, a study released Wednesday by researchers at Cornell University found that voices coming through walkie-talkies should sound normal by now. “After countless hours of fact-finding and analysis, we’ve concluded that it’s 2025, and the speaker shouldn’t be all crackly anymore,” said lead researcher Jerome Thompson, noting that at a time when humanity was developing quantum computers, it was “pretty messed-up” that voices in two-way radio transceivers still came out tinny and could be difficult to understand. “They should sound like cell phones, but instead they sound weird and staticky. Any handheld device should sound as though the person is standing right there in the room with you. And honestly, they should’ve sounded like that a long time ago—I mean, phones have sounded good for ages, so why not walkie-talkies?” The study follows a report out earlier this month that concluded people using walkie-talkies shouldn’t have to say “over” at the end of every sentence.
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