RE: Is there a real chance that there is a multiverse?
September 9, 2016 at 3:17 am
(This post was last modified: September 9, 2016 at 3:31 am by bennyboy.)
(September 9, 2016 at 1:17 am)Arkilogue Wrote:(September 9, 2016 at 12:46 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: I guarantee you can't, because a good 50% (at least!) of them are well between the "Western notes". Ain't no names for them ... and there ain't no magic theory sprouting from your head explaining them, either.
So then why does the sand suddenly jump to ordered patterns rather than a gradual transition?
It's constructive and destructive interference patterns, I think. The order isn't just from the frequencies, but from the placement of the sound sources. You could probably measure the frequencies and use them to figure out for yourself how the sound sources were arranged, actually, and their distances apart in centimeters. Specifically, I think that those parts of the sounding surface which are vibrating most will "throw away" the sand over them, while those which are vibrating least will not, leading the sand to collect in the low-vibration regions.
You could probably do a super-simple version of this experiment by covering the lowest string of a guitar with flour, and then strongly plucking it. I would guess that you'd see a kind of pattern of flour remaining on the string after some of the dust got thrown off, and that those points with the least dust would be even divisions of the string: the exact middle (i.e. the octave point) which would be vibrating a lot, then the third and 2/3rd points, then the 1/4 and 3/4. Not sure if this would actually work, due to finger oils on the strings etc., but you can understand the idea I think.
