ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Woofer

A woofer is a special kind of speaker that produces deep and low-pitched sounds. Imagine you're listening to a song and you can hear the bass guitar or drums making a cool sound that vibrates your insides. That's what a woofer does- it makes those really low sounds in music and movies that you can feel in your body.

Woofer comes from the word "wolf", which is a really big and powerful animal that makes loud and strong sounds. The woofer is just like that- it is big and powerful and makes strong sounds that you can hear and feel in your body.

A woofer works by moving back and forth really fast, creating air pressure that makes the sound. It has a big cone shape that moves around and pushes air out to make the sound waves. The bigger the woofer, the more powerful and deeper the sound it can produce.

So, when you listen to your favourite music or watch a movie with a lot of action scenes, listen carefully for the low and deep sounds – that's where the woofer is working its magic!