Of course you can hear sounds: but you can only hear direct sounds. All reflected sounds are gone. And that's actually a high percentage of the sounds you normally hear.
An anechoic chamber is used to test acoustics in an environment with absolutely no reflection (reverb, echo, etc.).
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Huh, the vimeo one is weird. I'd think we wouldn't be able to hear them talk, let alone move boxes (at around the 1:00 mark).
Of course you can hear sounds: but you can only hear direct sounds. All reflected sounds are gone. And that's actually a high percentage of the sounds you normally hear.
An anechoic chamber is used to test acoustics in an environment with absolutely no reflection (reverb, echo, etc.).