Sunday, May 9, 2010

Cymatics

Cymatics is the study of visible sound and vibration, a subset of modal phenomena. Typically the surface of a plate, diaphragm, or membrane is vibrated, and regions of maximum and minimum displacement are made visible in a thin coating of particles, paste, or liquid. Different patterns emerge in the excitatory medium depending on the geometry of the plate and the driving frequency.


wait until about 1:50 on this next one...

The link in the title has a short visualisation of Pink Floyd's "Welcome to the Machine" done with a Cymascope as well as other areas of research including Egyptology and astrophysics.

4 comments:

  1. wow this is fascinating, that last 1 a sonic boom??

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  2. some crazy natural phenomenons there mate

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  3. yes Dapps its a sonic boom in a layer of ice crytals called a sun dog.
    pretty cool innit!

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  4. lol stan. old toady "I reckon..."

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