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Glass Shattering Experiment



Did you know you can shatter a wine glass using only sound? In this video, Museum Educator Emily explains how you can measure the unique sound produced by a glassโ€™s vibration, and that sound is called its resonant frequency. If you play a sound that matches the glassโ€™s resonant frequency, the glass will vibrate. And if you play that sound loudly enough, those vibrations will become so intense that the glass shatters!

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  1. People watching with full volume be like:๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ˜ญ

    WHO'S PHONES WHETE ON FULL VOLUME ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿ’…๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’…๐Ÿฝ

  2. That's because of frequency ratio, w/wn, the formula for amplitude of the frequency is x=1/(1-w/wn). So if the forcing frequency (sound frequency applied) becomes equal to the natural frequency (the frequency it was vibrating on it's own) of the glass then their ratio will be 1. So x=1/(1-1)= infinite. So the glass had an infinite amplitude of vibration so it couldn't hold its structure.

  3. I have perfect pitch, so I used to tab my mom's wine glass, listen to the pitch then try my best to sing loudly at that exact pitch to shatter it (yes I got beaten as a result). I realise that the closer I am to that pitch the stronger the vibration, I always just assumed it was just cause I was loud

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