Post by Pincho Paxton on Aug 31, 2021 8:42:35 GMT
A Micro Study Of Sound
I'd like to see a micro study of sound, because my mental image of sound is wrong. Last night I was awoke by a loud motorbike going past my home, I figured that my window must be open, but it was shut. With double glazed windows you can usually block the sound of traffic. There is a rubber seal around the window, and you have to make sure it is tightly sealed. This is where my image starts to get fuzzy on how sound works. These tight seals... seem wrong somehow???
Imagine sound as a wave, and it's blocked by a tight seal, yet if the seal isn't tight there is a micro gap for sound to be loud. It just seems strange for these waves to work though a micro gap almost uninterrupted. Their angle towards me should be narrow, and bouncing all over the room, but it just doesn't sound like that matters.
I can't picture it properly... I need someone to show me it. Use seals like in windows, and show me how sound gets through these small gaps in the seal. And home theatre speakers vibrate very large amounts that don't seem micro to me.
Pincho Paxton
I'd like to see a micro study of sound, because my mental image of sound is wrong. Last night I was awoke by a loud motorbike going past my home, I figured that my window must be open, but it was shut. With double glazed windows you can usually block the sound of traffic. There is a rubber seal around the window, and you have to make sure it is tightly sealed. This is where my image starts to get fuzzy on how sound works. These tight seals... seem wrong somehow???
Imagine sound as a wave, and it's blocked by a tight seal, yet if the seal isn't tight there is a micro gap for sound to be loud. It just seems strange for these waves to work though a micro gap almost uninterrupted. Their angle towards me should be narrow, and bouncing all over the room, but it just doesn't sound like that matters.
I can't picture it properly... I need someone to show me it. Use seals like in windows, and show me how sound gets through these small gaps in the seal. And home theatre speakers vibrate very large amounts that don't seem micro to me.
Pincho Paxton