May 7, 2009

Modes of Vibration :: Patterns In the Sand

bridget @ 5:32 pm
Filed under: ::SCIENCE & PHILOSOPHY::

See the patterns that appear when sand vibrates at certain frequencies!
The patterns actually increase in complexity as the frequency increases.
Originally published in 1787 by Ernst Chladni, this illustrates a concept known as “fundamental modes of vibration.”

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