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[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 20 points 4 days ago

I'm sure the conch sleeps very well after...

[-] nocturne@slrpnk.net 13 points 4 days ago

When I was a kid i grew up on a small farm, and we used to blow a conch shell to let everyone know it was meal time.

[-] noride@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 days ago

Is there a trick to it? I remember trying once as a kid and getting basically nothing.

[-] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

It’s very similar to playing a brass instrument, basically like a bugle. The easiest way to explain it is that you kind of make “raspberries” with just your lips.

[-] nocturne@slrpnk.net 8 points 4 days ago

It has been a while since I did it regularly, but from what I remember you blow raspberries, without sticking out your tongue. There was a bit of getting your lips in the proper form.

I used to practice after school while everyone was at work, sometimes I would sit on the living room couch watching after school cartoons and practice the conch during commercials.

[-] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Does this pleasure the raspberries?

[-] reseller_pledge609@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

No. The raspberries want you to stick your tongue out while you blow them.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 9 points 4 days ago

Also woodwind instruments.

[-] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 8 points 4 days ago

Yeah, it makes sense to train the body to maintain the airway, so I bet any kind of wind instrument or even singing would help.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 3 points 3 days ago

My former pulmonologist actually recommended karaoke for me to help keep the airways strong and open.

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