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Xanatic Posted Sep 9, 2011
I think you had it right the first time, though that might be useful.
Dolphin´s don´t whistle. Apparently what was thought to be a whistle, has turned out not to be since it doesn´t change frequency in a different medium. So instead of being a standing frequency within a volume of air, which is what whistling is, it´s instead produced by the vibration of of tissue, with those vibrations then being delivered to the surrounding medium.
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Baron Grim Posted Sep 9, 2011
I read that article yesterday. Something strikes me as wrong about it. They tested the dolphins by having them breath a helium oxygen mix and claim that voices, by vibrating muscles, don't change frequency but they do. Anyone who has breathed from a balloon and made squeeky voices knows that.
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Baron Grim Posted Sep 9, 2011
An average hurricane has the equivalent energy of 8 gigatons of TNT.
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Vestboy Posted Sep 9, 2011
8 Gigatons! Is that the same measure as used for rock bands' equipment as shipped by roadies?
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Taff at home Posted Sep 9, 2011
roadies sound check with 1-2, 2, 2, 2-1, 1-2, 1-2
because 1 is a trebble sound and 2 is a bass sound
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Mr. Dreadful - But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am... Posted Sep 9, 2011
I once sound checked by going up to the mic and shouting the roll call from Trumpton "Pugh! Pugh! Barney McGrew! Cuthbert! Dibble! Grubb!"
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Pink Paisley Posted Sep 10, 2011
Many (male) singers make the mistake of rolling off treble because they think that it makes them sound more masculine. This is a mistake since when the sibilance is removed (s,t sounds etc) it is difficult to hear words properly.
Bicycles and tricycles. ('B' is bassy and explosive and there are plenty of sibilant sounds).
PP
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Cheerful Dragon Posted Sep 10, 2011
All this about sound checks is in danger of getting useful!
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Mr. Dreadful - But really I'm not actually your friend, but I am... Posted Sep 10, 2011
In 1988 George Lucas made an impassioned speech about how directors should stop messing about with their films after they've been released.
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Mr. X ---> "Be excellent to each other. And party on, dudes!" Posted Sep 10, 2011
It's useless to complain about whether or not a fact is useless.
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Taff at home Posted Sep 10, 2011
germany has very little street gang problems!
a lot of the streets only allow one gang on them and are marked "eingang straze"
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automatic_lee Posted Sep 10, 2011
Eating a lot of liquorice can lower your potassium levels
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