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Okay, I know my previous posts are a little bit boring. So now, let's post something "interesting".

Right, so, did you ever come to this problem?

You just received your cool handphone, with its own built-in MP3 player, but to your disappointment, it's so freaking soft (even if the volume is at its max!)

The volume is already so high, you still want it to be more louder. But you want to do that without having to cough up a lot of money. So, did you have that kind of problem? If so, how are you gonna do that?

I've found a cheap way to amplify the volume of your phone by simply playing around with rubbish. It works for me, but not sure about you. Maybe it's just because of psychological reasons that I find it to me more louder using my method. But anyway, I think is not only me who knows about this stupid, lame and yet effective way to boost the volume of the handphone. Maybe some one else in this world might know about it.

Enough of the crap! Let's get down and dirty!!

You will need:

• A top-less aluminium can
• A handphone, which plays music

The cheapest aluminium can costs only about maybe RM1 to RM2. Just get a gas drink, finish it, wash it, cut the top off and you'll get a top-less can.

WARNING: Since the thin walls of the aluminium can may cut you if you're not careful, stick a cellophane tape around the rim of the can.

Okay, here is the photo of the items:


Steps:

1. Prepare your items
2. Examine your phone and look for the speaker hole. For my phone (Nokia 6300), the speaker is at the bottom. Then, start playing your MP3.
   
   
3. Gently place the phone into the can, and make sure that the speaker is facing towards the bottom of the can, not upwards. This way,the sound waves generated by the phone goes down towards the bottom of the can, reflect off the bottom of the can and back up and out of the can and into your ears. The sound waves might reflect back and forth a few times in the can before it can get out of the can. This can create the "reverberation" effect.
   
   
   
   
   

Due to the geometry of the can, most of the sound waves can be directed at one point, so that point can hear most of the sound. At other places, the sound is softer, but could still be heard clearly. Obviously, this is a very bad way of implementing the "Audio Spotlight" invented by... err, who's that again? Oh, see here:



But anyway, it works like a charm. It kinda amplifies the sound from the phone.