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Turn headphones into a microphone

 yahoo messenger, AIM... etc without a microphone. This video will show you how.
 
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Aug 4, 2010. 9:28 AMKikot says:
huh i don't see any videos or links to them D:
Mar 17, 2007. 1:09 PMWeissensteinburg says:
Someone has done this before, i believe
Nov 10, 2008. 10:12 PMDELETED_evilfrogie says:
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Nov 1, 2009. 4:28 PMnavajo12 says:
I am also sure someone has said that before.
Dec 27, 2009. 9:05 PMfoxtrot4697 says:
thats what she said
Nov 4, 2009. 11:38 PMWilliam R.H. Sobhani says:
Dude! it works! I tried it just to day, stunned to believe that it actually works! My Friend and I have been wanted to talk to each other, and now we can! Thanks 5/5!
May 9, 2009. 5:33 PMgrundisimo says:
could you put step by step instructions on this.
May 10, 2009. 7:17 PMgrundisimo says:
K, my gosh darn computer doesn't display videos
Aug 18, 2009. 5:06 AMTyMan210 says:
Would your computer by chance, be powered by a small rodent running on a wheel?
Aug 18, 2009. 7:07 AMgrundisimo says:
how did you know??????? has my brother been disclosing private information to the public again?
Aug 18, 2009. 8:39 PMTyMan210 says:
He must have been.
Jun 29, 2009. 4:44 PMBIG JAMES says:
doesn't work for me
Jun 25, 2009. 2:02 AMrk210683 says:
5 star ......................awesome
Jun 15, 2009. 2:32 PMChromatica says:
IT WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 14, 2009. 3:12 PMKwitmeh3 says:
i've thought about that and wondered if someone would try it and i ~~~stumble apon~~~ find this
Jan 25, 2009. 10:27 AMLegadon says:
this would be perfect for a pickup
Nov 19, 2007. 3:33 AMT4RIQ says:
sorry but am gettin 'media not loaded'
Jan 14, 2009. 1:55 AMHerminator says:
same here
Jan 2, 2009. 9:29 AMjoinaqd says:
THIS thing freaking works!!!!!!!!!!i tried it!!!
Dec 26, 2008. 9:00 AMMr.Ownage says:
Lol I didn't even think about making something srupid as that : pluging the headphone into the mic' hole XD But anyway that nice dude keep coming
Jun 16, 2008. 12:19 PMthe_anaconda says:
do you have to have a certain type of headphone?
Nov 12, 2008. 3:50 PMsecretspy1 says:
omg dosnt work for me T-T
Jul 12, 2008. 5:20 PMkiss my donkey says:
try making a microphone into an headphones
Aug 13, 2008. 8:55 AMmason0190 says:
i did once. i pluggd a mic where it said phones on the stereo and i got purrrrfect sound :D
Jul 12, 2008. 8:42 PMkicker109 says:
he means "try making a microphone into A SET OF headphones"
Jun 13, 2008. 5:32 AMdaviddd says:
COOL!
Also, you have the same headphones as me. But i just brought a tacky $2 pair, and they work so well!
No more money wasted in that department!!!
Jun 7, 2008. 4:08 PMy0lis says:
I LOVE IT!
May 17, 2008. 4:42 PMPMRG says:
I tried it and it worked, but i couldn't figure out how to make it a microphone, i could only make it work by using the entertainment feature on my laptop and it only records...
Apr 24, 2008. 8:06 PMredstapler747 says:
i tried no work : (
Apr 5, 2008. 1:52 PMKeviBear says:
I thought that was FREAKING AWESOME
Mar 17, 2007. 4:45 PMrocketbat says:
i found this out a while back, but in an odd way! i had baugt a micraphone and i put it in the wrong audio port by mistake! i was freaked out when my microphone started speaking!LOL!
Apr 4, 2008. 8:40 PMbmlbytes says:
I did the same thing. Only thing is, the microphone is a really quiet speaker.
Jan 19, 2008. 7:38 AMnightwish_girl_1 says:
Man... Pretty cool... does it last long?
Apr 4, 2008. 1:05 PMfldhkygoalie says:
this didnt work for me. does it work with ipod headphones?
Dec 19, 2007. 1:42 PMSyren06 says:
nice, thank you Every moment on this site i learn something :) (i'm new here)
Aug 9, 2007. 10:26 PMnsaltz94 says:
for me it turned out that both the headphones worked as a mic.
Jun 17, 2007. 6:26 PMdkfa says:
You have to have a sound card right?
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