A new or semi-new phrase "crickets" is used frequently to indicate a silence or non answer when a question is asked.
For example, someone might say to a room full of people: "I need someone to help me with this task…"
And then there is silence. No one replies or volunteers.
C R I C K E T S
But did you know that real crickets do more than just chirp?
What do they do?
Welllllll, did you know that the chirps of a cricket can tell you what the temperature is !
Yes, indeed.
The calculations range from simple to rather complicated.
The simplest is:
"Count the chirps over a 13-second period
and add 40
That'll give the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, give or take a bit."
For more details about the 'formula' ---
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