5 comments

  • idiocrat 30 minutes ago
    There seems to be a typing mistake. The embouchure should have diameter of 2.8-3.2 centimeters, not millimeters. Perhaps that can be done DIY from an PVC pipe with an hot air gun or a gas burner to soften and shape the end.

    "Participants received a standardised acrylic plastic didgeridoo that was developed by the instructor in collaboration with Creacryl GmbH (Ebmatingen, Zurich, Switzerland, and costs €80 (£43; $94), fig 1). The didgeridoo is 130 cm long with a diameter of 4 cm and an elliptical embouchure with a diameter of 2.8-3.2 mm. Acrylic didgeridoos are easier for beginners to learn on than conventional wooden didgeridoos."

    • andersmurphy 10 minutes ago
      Yeah that should be 2.8-3.3cm for sure.
      • defrost 5 minutes ago
        For added fun, two tubes of roughly that size that air seal fit one inside the other makes for a slide didgeribone.
  • jimmcslim 55 minutes ago
    Didgeridoo specifically?, or any instrument that requires circular breathing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_breathing
  • dartharva 29 minutes ago
    The captcha on this site is irritating.

    Original paper: https://www.bmj.com/content/332/7536/266

  • georgemcbay 55 minutes ago
    There are also various simple tongue and throat exercises that can improve your sleep apnea that would generally be better tolerated by your neighbors than playing a Didgeridoo, see for example...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNscQ3bGxNk

    ...along with various other videos on that person's youtube channel (he's an NHS Sleep and Ear Surgeon).

    Of course, there are lots of underlying causes of sleep apnea that vary between people, so what helps one person may or may not be relevant for others. Seeing a doctor in the field should be your first step if you suspect you are suffering from sleep apnea.

    • defrost 45 minutes ago
      If your neighbour plays the banjo, invite them over: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sr3iI8gg2fo

      Two wrongs can make a right.

      • _puk 35 minutes ago
        45 seconds of didge, and then be puts it down!

        Hope he sleeps well tonight!

        • defrost 21 minutes ago
          Blame the song structure.

          You'll hear Charlie McMahon going at it with continuous circular breathing for five to eight minutes or so on the early Gondwanaland albums (along with sliding length didgeridoo effects and 'singing' down tube).

      • philiplu 29 minutes ago
        Thx for linking that. Just … wow
    • worthless-trash 53 minutes ago
      Jokes on you, my neighbours already play the digeriedoo.
  • vasco 25 minutes ago
    > The randomisation list was concealed from the recruiting physicians and the didgeridoo instructor in an administrative office otherwise not involved in the study. We used a central telephone service, which the didgeridoo instructor used to obtain group allocation.

    Oh, did you make use of the central telephone service did you? You didn't send the list by carrier pigeons?