A British study has debunked an urban myth -- that a duck's quack does not echo. ...The tests revealed that a duck's quack definitely echoes, just like any other sound, but perhaps not as noticeably.
Ivan Seeking
Sep8-03, 09:21 PM
...quacked me up! [:D]
I love the duck at the mic shot.
zoobyshoe
Sep8-03, 10:02 PM
I'm sorry, I confused about what's
been debunked here. Is it still
true that in space noone can hear
you quack?
BoulderHead
Sep8-03, 10:07 PM
I love the duck at the mic shot.
Me too. [:)]
My question is; will that duck float?
selfAdjoint
Sep9-03, 11:13 AM
---if it quacks like a duck, it's probably an echo!
radagast
Sep9-03, 11:44 AM
Originally posted by BoulderHead
Me too. [:)]
My question is; will that duck float?
And if it does, is it a witch?
LURCH
Sep9-03, 05:44 PM
We need some conspiracy-theorists in here; this thing stinks of an international cover-up![s(]
Seriously though, what do they mean by,
...by first recording Daisy's quack in a special chamber with jagged surfaces that produces no sound reflections.
She was then moved to a reverberation chamber with cathedral-like acoustics before the data was used to create simulations of Daisy performing at the Royal Albert Hall and quacking as she flew past a cliff face...
?
Did they actually record the duck in the reverb chamber, or just play the recording of the duck, thus proving that there speakers produce an echo in a reverb chamber?
Ivan Seeking
Sep12-03, 01:00 AM
Originally posted by LURCH
We need some conspiracy-theorists in here; this thing stinks of an international cover-up![s(]
Seriously though, what do they mean by,
?
Did they actually record the duck in the reverb chamber, or just play the recording of the duck, thus proving that there speakers produce an echo in a reverb chamber?
So you really think that they're ducking the issue?
Mentat
Sep12-03, 03:26 PM
Originally posted by radagast
And if it does, is it a witch?