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roseembolism) wrote2011-03-17 04:52 pm
roseembolism) wrote2011-03-17 04:52 pm
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The Mystery of the Singing Sand Dunes- Solved?
It's been a mystery that has been observed in deserts around the world, and has been noted by travelers including Marco Polo: the low thrumming sound that large sand dunes make, known as The Singing Sands.
Now, a team of engineers may have solved the mystery: according to them, the interaction between sliding sand on large dunes and the hard-packed cores set up a standing wave that makes the sounds. As this video shows, they picked an interesting experimental style to demonstrate the phenomenon:
Now, a team of engineers may have solved the mystery: according to them, the interaction between sliding sand on large dunes and the hard-packed cores set up a standing wave that makes the sounds. As this video shows, they picked an interesting experimental style to demonstrate the phenomenon: