Yeah, but surprisingly(?) the one you can really feel is the little $#)(&()* mosquito... anon On Jan 25, 2008 10:42 AM, Joe And Penny Goss <imatunr at srvinet.com> wrote: > Hi, > It is like the difference of having a elephant stand on your arm or a > mosquito. One you can really feel. <g> > Joe Goss RPT > Mother Goose Tools > imatunr at srvinet.com > www.mothergoosetools.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Farrell <mfarrel2 at tampabay.rr.com> > *To:* Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> > *Sent:* Friday, January 25, 2008 8:50 AM > *Subject:* Re: Sound waves move air? > > Yes - the amplitude of sound waves is very small compared to when you feel > wind. You feel wind moving on the scale of air molecules moving inches and > feet. I don't know what the amplitude of frequencies are, but you can get an > idea by looking at the soundboard of a piano - it is moving a similar > amplitude as the air - so small you can't really see it. > > "why can't you *feel* sound waves moving past your ear? ...(or *can* you > feel them if the sound is loud enough?" > > Yes, you can - if the sound wave is high enough amplitude AND low enough > frequency (long sound wave). Ever sit in your car at a stoplight next to a > "gangsta-rapping, mega-watt, full-volume"-equipped car? Or perhaps you are > in the habit of listening to Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg at full volume from you > 8,000 Watt six-15-inch subwoofers stereo? Anyway, you can feel the pressure > (sound) waves on your body. Sit in one of those cars and you can even watch > your hair move (but watch out for flying glass!)! > > But most sound waves cause very tiny movements of air molecules and you > just can't feel them on your skin - that is why your eardrum is SOOOOOO > sensitive - so that IT CAN "feel" the air movements. > > That make sense? Hope this helps. Oh, and, I hope I have made correct > factual statements...... ;-) > > Terry Farrell > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* KeyKat88 at aol.com > *To:* pianotech at ptg.org > *Sent:* Friday, January 25, 2008 10:32 AM > *Subject:* Sound waves move air? > > Greetings, > > Soundwaves *Do* move air then, but on a much smaller level, Is > that right? > > Julia Gottshall > Readding, PA > > > > ------------------------------ > Who's never won? Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music.<http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300000002548> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080125/8b6afa04/attachment.html
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