h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

"Why the Hell does the sound modulate?"

Why indeed?

Let it be noted - it is getting late and I am getting sleepy. So I'll stick with you all for a bit but I'm planning on being in bed by midnight.

Who knew this one would go so far, so fast??

"how about Cape Kennedy Florida"

I doubt it.

The note may help someone but I don't honestly think it'll do you much good but if that's true well done for working it out!

HD, that tends to be more of a high-pitched twink-twink, if my years living by a harbour are to be remembered correctly, and that would be an impressive flagpole.

Although the one at Kew Gardens was 225' until a woodpecker decimated it. Unfortunately it is no more A sad end for a lump of wood that travelled all the way from British Columbia in 1959. It was the tallest flagpole in the world at that time, when erected weighing over 30 tonnes, and finally weighed 15 on erection (as per 'The story of Kew, being researched for a number of entries on Kew Gardens, a Up being Sub-Ed'ed at present). It was presented in celebration of B.c's Centenary and Kew's bicentenary, Kew having celebrated it's 250th anniversary last year..

MMF

recapping:
not A model airplane flying. not a swarm of bees
or a Nepalese goat horns. Alphorn. Pipe organ. Glottal click. Sound of the universe. Didgeridoo Swarm mentality.

Maybe…. Outdoors. Glottal click. An instrument. Maybe generate electricity - a practical edge.

Definite. Within audible range. Man-made. stands 10 Sbs (65' tall.)
it could be at ground level, and come in various sizes
and is not a flagpole in a high wind.

*Note to self. Must buy new edition. This is out of date!!!*

MMF

Actually, I was thinking of a flagpole on a very short building, so luckily I escaped the "Flagpole on a tall building." klaxon.

Is it a tourist attraction?

Are you thinking of the Eiffel Tower, Shagbark?

"Although the [flagpole] at Kew Gardens was 225' until a woodpecker decimated it. Unfortunately it is no more. A sad end for a lump of wood that travelled all the way from British Columbia in 1959. It was the tallest flagpole in the world at that time, when erected weighing over 30 tonnes, and finally weighed 15 on erection (as per 'The story of Kew, being researched for a number of entries on Kew Gardens, a Up being Sub-Ed'ed at present). It was presented in celebration of B.c's Centenary and Kew's bicentenary, Kew having celebrated it's 250th anniversary last year.."

Oh at last!

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>>well done for working it out!<<

Being an 'alleged' musician might have helped, but having a fiddle no more than 2' away is even better!

MMF

Actually, I was thinking of a flagpole on a very short building- do you really think that will fly?

There's a flagpole on the police station I regular walk past and it makes this weird 'crack' sound as the ropes whirls about in the breeze and smacks against the flagpole.

That was the one I had in mind but flag pole on a tall building / in a stiff breeze - you still get the klaxon!

Cheeky beggar!

No, I know that the eiffel tower is at least 20 sbs high and he said it was shorter than that.

>>Actually, I was thinking of a flagpole on a very short building- do you really think that will fly?

Yes, absolutely, Clive is rigorously fair.

So is it a glowing stick (boomarang) or the sound the wires on them long fences make in the wind at certain times, also remember listening to the sound sand dunes make as the wind blows over the ridge tops

Yes it is.

I found one website called "sound tourism" which encourages tourists to go visit places with unusual sounds , acoustics, echo chambers, whispering galleries - and this place so yes.

Oh well...

So clive any comment on post 148

could even be a cactus scraping against a coke can (like a wax cylinder)