Author: Berk Coskun
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Spaghetti Breaking is Related to Xylophones: Flexural Waves
Have you ever gone to cook spaghetti in a pot that is way too small, so you had to break it? Bending both ends, you would expect two clean pieces but you get three or more fragments, with even smaller pieces coming out of the middle. This puzzle has been one that was often discussed…
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Why Cathedrals Make You Believe in God: How Acoustics Relate to Neurological Reward Circuitry
Sound surrounds us constantly, and hearing is regarded as one of our most valuable senses (Enoch et al. 2019). But have you ever been in a building where sound seemed to wash over you? Cathedrals are famous for this effect: their high ceilings and stone surfaces cause sound to reflect and linger, causing long reverberations…