Doppler Cents Puzzler

Robert Scott robert.scott at tunelab-world.com
Thu Jun 15 19:40:40 MDT 2006


I was out riding my bicycle this calm quiet evening when I happened upon an ice cream truck playing music to attract customers.  The truck had stopped to dispense ice cream, but the music continued.  Since I always carry my ETD when I ride my bike, I quickly measured the pitch of a recurring note in the music and found it to be 10 cents sharp as I was riding straight towards the truck.  Then after I passed the truck, I measured the pitch again and found it to be 10 cents flat as I was riding directly away from it.  How fast was I riding my bicycle?

Robert Scott
Ypsilanti, MI


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