I take the subway to work and wear Apple AirPods to listen to music. The AirPods come in a case and I have a routine of putting them back in the case when I get off the subway and onto the platform. Every night I put them on a table near our kitchen, along with my watch and keys, to charge them.
About a week ago I noticed these AirPods weren’t on the table and went looking and eventually found them in a pair of pants.
But as I lifted them out of my pant pocket, the case slipped out of my hand and bounced on the floor. The case opened and one AirPod fell out.
I lifted up the case, and the single AirPod, and then noticed there was an empty slot for the second AirPod. I began to look for the other one, but couldn’t find it anywhere; which made no sense. I always keep them together, in my ears or in the case.
For a week I kept looking for the AirPod, but it never appeared. Reluctantly, I purchased a new pair.
Last night I returned home after a four day business trip. As I usually do, I emptied the suitcase in our bedroom and there in the bottom was the missing AirPod.
Is there a reasonable explanation for why the single AirPod was in my suitcase and I didn’t notice it there for 4 days? Is there a reasonable explanation for how it got there at all? Perhaps. But these types of situations do make you wonder. (To see a photo of the AirPod and suitcase visit on-emotions.com).
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