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Earbuds

General

Category

Electronics

Encumbrance

0.1

Function

Listen to radio silently
Dismantle for scrap electronics

Technical

Item ID

Base.Earbuds

This article is about the white variant. For the red variant, see Headphones.

Earbuds are an electrical item that are used to stop zombies hearing sound from radios and ValuTech PortaDiscs.

Usage

Sound reduction

Earbuds can be plugged into a radio, walkie talkie, or ValuTech PortaDisc, allowing the player to listen to the radio, or other players without producing any noise, therefore not attracting any zombies.

To do this, the radio info panel must be opened, then the earbuds can be dragged into the "earbuds slot" (Ham radios cannot use earbuds, see headphones).

Dismantling

Earbuds can be dismantled with a screwdriver, which will result in one scrap electronics.

Crafting

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Scrap Electronics	One of: Cordless Phone ×1 Digital Watch ×1 Earbuds ×1 Flashlight ×1 Hand Torch ×1 Headphones ×1 Video Game ×1	Screwdriver	none	none	0.5 Electrical

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

Earbuds distribution Show / Hide

Containers

Building / Room	Container	Rolls	Chance
Not referenced	GolfLockers	4	1.0
all	Bag_ALICEpack	1	1.0
all	Outfit_Student	1	2.0
all	dresser	4	1.0
all	inventoryfemale	1	1.0
all	junk	1	1.0
all	locker	4	1.0
all	wardrobe	4	1.0
bathroom	locker	4	1.0
bedroom	crate	4	4.0
bedroom	crate	1	0.4
bedroom	dresser	4	1.0
bedroom	sidetable	4	1.0
bedroom	wardrobe	4	1.0
closet	crate	4	1.0
hall	locker	4	2.0
livingroom	sidetable	4	1.0
security	locker	4	1.0

Vehicles

Vehicle Type/Location	Rolls	Chance
AmbulanceGloveBox	4	2
CarpenterGloveBox	4	2
ConstructionWorkerGloveBox	4	2
DistilleryGloveBox	4	2
DoctorGloveBox	4	2
ElectricianGloveBox	4	2
FarmerGloveBox	4	2
FireGloveBox	4	2
FishermanGloveBox	4	2
FossoilGloveBox	4	2
GloveBox	4	2
GolfGloveBox	4	2
HeraldsGloveBox	4	2
HunterGloveBox	4	2
MassGenFacGloveBox	4	2
McCoyGloveBox	4	2
MetalWelderGloveBox	4	2
PainterGloveBox	4	2
PostalGloveBox	4	2
RadioGloveBox	4	2
RangerGloveBox	4	2
SpiffoGloveBox	4	2
SurvivalistGlovebox	4	2
TransitGloveBox	4	2

Buildings

Building	Container	Rolls	Chance
All	Female Corpse	3	2
	Small Table	3	2
Department Store	Counter	3	3
	Display Case	7	10
Electronics Store	Counter	3	3
	Shelves	3	3
Jewelry Store	Counter	3	3
Motel Room	Other	2	2
		2	1

Vehicles

Earbuds do not spawn in vehicles naturally.

Trivia

• Earbuds in the real world, are designed to fit into a user's ear canal, differing from headphones in which fit around the head over the user's ears.
• Earbuds were not really popular until the early 2000s, being popularized by iPods in the early 2000s, but they are still commonplace in the game, likely due to continuity error.

Code

Code snippet! This section contains source code from Project ZomboidShow / Hide

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\newitems.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Earbuds
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Electronics,
		Weight	=	0.1,
		Type	=	Normal,
		DisplayName	=	Earbuds,
		Icon	=	Earbuds,
		WorldStaticModel = EarBuds,
	}

See also

• Electrical