Okay the article writer might have an actual wooden ear
https://www.techradar.com/news/youve-never-seen-wireless-earbuds-like-these-meet-jbls-transforming-buds

So if you ever feel like a sadist, you can transform these earbuds into an airpod and proceed to violate your ears, occasionally break one or two ear bones.

I’d rather stick this inside my ears :
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTsyNH8YHT7JAvdc60qK5-kMcuXZZdx9BVo8g&usqp=CAU