Questions on sound waves/air blowing/wind

[paul bruesch]

Wind is an air mass that's moving, at a constant velocity, relative to a
stationary body... the planet, you, a building, etc.  Sound is also air
that's moving, but it's air that is moving not only relative to stationary
bodies, but also relative to itself. A vibration is a molecule of air
pushing the molecule ahead of it, but the molecule behind the one that's
pushing isn't pushing, or even quite keeping up.

You (or at least I) *can* feel sound... haven't you ever stood in front of
the big woofer speakers at a concert or at the disco<g>?

I'm sure I'll get clarified or even (likely) corrected, but that's my
explanation and I'm sticking to it, at least until I get clarified or
corrected...

Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN (where it's warming up today... we're already at +4F!)

On Jan 25, 2008 8:52 AM, <KeyKat88 at aol.com> wrote:

>  Greeetings,
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>           This may sound elementary but, if sound waves are compressed and
> rarefacted molecules of air, then how is it that soundwaves are not wind, or
> air blowing...why can't you *feel* sound waves moving past your
> ear? ...(or *can* you feel them if the sound is loud enough?) This may
> sound crazy but, shouldn't a high note such as C88 make you feel colder
>  because its 4160cps of comp and raref's going past your body as compared
> with A0 at 27cps? Why arent sound waves enough to *move* air?
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> This question has plagued me for a long long time.
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> Thanks,
> Julia
> Reading, PA
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