Does a candle flame react to loud music in any way?
from sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca on 20 Dec 17:22
https://sopuli.xyz/post/38415372

Heavy bass or treble?

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Melobol@lemmy.ml on 20 Dec 17:30 next collapse

You can put out a candle with the right speaker and volume.

IndridCold@lemmy.ca on 20 Dec 18:43 collapse

But not the left speaker?

Jerkface@piefed.social on 20 Dec 19:10 next collapse

No, you have to bring it with you.

tomiant@piefed.social on 20 Dec 19:14 collapse

Turn balance all the way to the right.

Tarogar@feddit.org on 20 Dec 17:32 next collapse

The simple answer is yes and the simple explanation is the following: sound is created by creating a difference in air pressure. A difference in air pressure is also known to produce wind. Wind as we know can blow out a candle.

myster0n@feddit.nl on 20 Dec 19:12 collapse

Like … a candle in the wind?

adespoton@lemmy.ca on 20 Dec 20:23 collapse

Yes, and it doesn’t matter whether it’s Princess Diana or Marilyn Monroe.

Kolanaki@pawb.social on 20 Dec 18:47 next collapse

Yes. Would work best with a subwoofer and some really loud bass.

ace_garp@lemmy.world on 20 Dec 19:26 next collapse

Yes, flames can react to sounds and standing waves.

The start of this video gives an overview.

Veritasium

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2awbKQ2DLRE

Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de on 20 Dec 23:18 collapse

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3oItpVa9fs watch this, its a pretty amazing music video about how sound can interact with other natural phenomena, including fire