Clop clop

"The stapes in the middle ear connects to the tiny oval window in the cochlea. If you can imagine a very fat woman as she walks across a wood floor in high heels - all of her weight is being transmitted over two tiny points and thus the force is condensed. That's how the big area of sound entering your ear is condensed by the middle ear as it enters your inner ear."
- Our physiology professor today (who btw sounds like Betty Boop)