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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Eleanor Sly

Oxford professor discovers hack to make plane food taste better

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An Oxford professor has discovered a novel way to make plane food taste better - wearing noise-cancelling headphones.

According to Charles Spence, professor of experimental psychology at Oxford University, low-pitched noises, such as the drone from a plane’s engines, can make food taste up to 10 per cent more bitter.

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