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  1. Dude!! Why do we use slinkies and strings when you can do this!?

    I’m suprised at quite how long it kept burning after he turned the tap off.

    Also during the “more energetic” music (2:05 to 2:15), it’s strange how there’s a gap in the flames towards the right end of the tube. I’d guess that’s where the modal range of frequencies have nodes. As in, at a guess, there’s a lot of bass in that song, but as it’s a song, and not a monotone, there’s a range of bass frequencies. If each of these close-in-frequency waves set up a standing wave, there would be a series of standing waves with nodes very close to each other. This could cause an extended region of relatively low pressure (i.e. no flames). In other areas of the tube the less-bass waves cause regions of higher pressure. Ha, that’s a hand waving guess if I ever I made one! hmm, anyone want to comment or offer their own explanation?

  2. I was thinking a similar thing while watching, 5614. I noticed that the high hat of the jazz piece seems to be represented towards the left side of the tube. Could it be that, because this is a standing wave, you get constructive interference here? How would that coorespond to the frequency of the hi-hat?