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callieryles
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6/1/2006 | posted: 6/1/2006 at 6:03:52 PM ET
His did! I was watching a new gameshow the other night and this guy came out to reveal his secret talent...he shattered a wine glass by simply singing next to it! I was blown away, didn't know that actually happened! Go check out the clips at gsn.com/secret...pretty entertaining!
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Anonymous
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| posted: 6/1/2006 at 11:45:43 PM ET
Yes it can. If the frequency of your voice is the natural harmonic of the glass, it shatters the glass.
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 Criswell
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4/14/2006 | posted: 6/4/2006 at 5:11:19 PM ET
Not to sound too geeky, but I actually saw an episode of a show on TLC called Myth Busters where they spent a thirty minute segment trying to bust this myth (that a voice can shatter glass). In the end I think they came to the conclusion that yes, its possible, if you have the right kind of glass and you can sing at precisely the right pitch to make the glass vibrate properly. It also has to do with how focused the sound is. For example, they tried to do it with just a plain box speaker to amplify the sound of the singer but it didn't work. The second time they put a cover over the speaker to allow the sound to only come out through a smaller hole pointed at the glass. Instant shatter that time.
I even found the link to the notes form that episode:
Meyer Sound and the Mythbusters
Interesting to learn about this stuff, although I doubt I'll ever use it... lol
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Chad Criswell
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Western Dubuque High School
www.musicedmagic.com
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 imnidiot
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3/28/2005 | posted: 6/4/2006 at 6:45:41 PM ET
Ella Fitzgerald was able to shatter glass also. Years ago, Memorex had a commercial where they recorded her vioce while she shattered the glass, and then played it back on tape to shatter the glass via recording. This led to their slogan; "Is it live, or is it Memorex"?
I am a fragment of my imagination
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rhubarbmiller
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6/5/2006 | posted: 6/6/2006 at 3:16:49 PM ET
that's so cool! i knew theoretically it was possible to shatter glass with your voice but i've never seen it done. what a cool site!
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Anonymous
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| posted: 6/7/2006 at 9:57:09 PM ET
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Not to sound too geeky, but I actually saw an episode of a show on TLC called Myth Busters where they spent a thirty minute segment trying to bust this myth (that a voice can shatter glass). In the end I think they came to the conclusion that yes, its possible, if you have the right kind of glass and you can sing at precisely the right pitch to make the glass vibrate properly. It also has to do with how focused the sound is. For example, they tried to do it with just a plain box speaker to amplify the sound of the singer but it didn't work. The second time they put a cover over the speaker to allow the sound to only come out through a smaller hole pointed at the glass. Instant shatter that time.
I even found the link to the notes form that episode:
Meyer Sound and the Mythbusters
Interesting to learn about this stuff, although I doubt I'll ever use it... lol
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Chad Criswell
Director of Bands
Western Dubuque High School
www.musicedmagic.com
I have seen that show. I couldn't belive it worked!
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callieryles
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6/1/2006 | posted: 6/20/2006 at 6:36:06 PM ET
Thanks for checking the clips out you guys! Told you they would be entertaining and I'm still working on my glass shattering. All I've gotten is a multitude of comaplaints. Bummer
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