1, because we do not play trumpet with our noses.
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Dammit I really wanted to well actually to brag about my friend's nose whistle act. SHE IS SO COOL
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Yep, Futurama would never fuck up the science
It’s only blowing, not playing as it can’t reach the keys/buttons/whatevertheyrecalleds
They are called valves and not pushing any valves is called "playing open". It just produces the trumpet's harmonic series over its fundamental frequency, kinda like a bugle. Most trumpets are Bb trumpets, so dolphins could theoretically play all notes in that series. That's very hard and requires excellent lip control, of course.
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You can still play. Just only a few notes.
Wouldn't Figure 2 be like a person playing the trumpet with their nose? I'm not saying it's not possible, but...
If I'm not mistaken, dolphins can't physically breathe through their mouth. Like, their mouth doesn't have a tube that connects to their lungs. So figure 2 is the only way it could work.
Can confirm
Just researched this and apparently there has been at least one recorded case of a dolphin mouth-breathing. It likely only occurs when there’s something seriously wrong with the blowhole, but it can be done!
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username checks... eww omg
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Jip their blow hole is just their nostrils that moved up to the top of their head over generations.
Here's a carp playing a Western concert flute:
First of all, trumpet goes up the butt, it is tradition:
Second of all, we already have 2 at home:
You are and extremely talented painter in the year 1384, a skill that is extremely expensive and difficult to cultivate. How will you be remembered? Butt blast? Butt blasts!!!!!!!!
Well, a talented painter after 1600, but butt blasts indeed.
Direct butt-to-butt warfare, no trumpets - just like it used to be back in the day.
Back and forth, forever
Do you play the trumpet with your nose?
Dolphins don't have noses, and their tracheas are completely separated from their mouths.
Superior design.
Do dolphins get colds? How do they breathe when they have a plug of snot wedged in there?
As someone who regularly aspirates, I feel this.
No
I think number 2 would be more effective
played trumpet, the air helps but i dunno.. no functional lip interfaces on either orifice... the blow hole still has the most promise.
Are you saying you know from experience??
Purely internet pseudo knowledge
Figure 2. Because its silly and I refuse to need a more elaborate reason in a shitposting sub.
Neither
Brass instruments require the buzzing of lips in addition to the air in order to work. Since most of the dolphin's air comes out the blowhole, but that has no mechanism to vibrate like lips it's impossible.
They might play better with their butthole than these options.
gonna need a shit valve on that horn
As so often: the truth is in the middle
the forehead?
It's all lead to butt tuba.
Dolphins would probably prefer the saxophone
Like this, according to some expert in this field:
Second one but it would be fashioned as a hat or an underwater helmet.
Both.
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