Can anyone else hear their heartbeat

[Dutch]

I was laying in my hammock yesterday and it was very quiet. My ear was against the fabric and I could head my heart beating perfectly. I don't know if I never noticed it before or I have never hung in the peace and quiet before. My family is in Chicago so I have never had such peace and quiet before. Quiet except for that loud beating. You would have thought somone was brushing the hammock with a brush and great rhythem. It kept me awake until I finally got a pillow. Then, and it may be my imagination, I thought I could feel the hammock moving ever so slightly with my heartbeat. I finally went to bed.

[Syb]

The force is strong with this one...

[raiffnuke]

Yes, sometimes in the quiet, I can hear mine as well. Especially if my ear is resting on something other than a soft pillow, like the hammock body itself.

[KerMegan]

probably something of the same effect of the seashell- the fabric was blocking/reflecting the pressure waves (from the capillaries feeding the eardrum, maybe?)back into your ear..

[Hawk-eye]

The force is strong with this one...

Ha! Nailed it pal!

[jasonb986]

Sorry I won't sneak up on you and tap on your hammock next time

[Shug]

Yeah, I hear mine through my pillow/JRB down sleeves.
Sprig

[Hooch]

I was laying in my hammock yesterday and it was very quiet. My ear was against the fabric and I could head my heart beating perfectly. . . .Then, and it may be my imagination, I thought I could feel the hammock moving ever so slightly with my heartbeat. I finally went to bed.

And that was your moment of Zen. Thanks for sharing, Dutch.

[dejoha]

Reminded me of this poem from Poe. **Shudder**

[NCPatrick]

Ah yes, you never really feel alive without a heartbeat... something about having a pulse just makes you feel like you're really living.