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3B39.20 - Frequency of Sound Waves - Dominoes
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Code Number: 3B39.20
Demo Title: Frequency of Sound Waves - Dominoes
Condition: Good
Principle: Frequency of Sound Waves
Area of Study: Oscillations & Acoustics
Equipment:
Dominoes
Procedure:
Stand the dominoes in a row, start them falling and watch the wave movement from the starting point to the end of the domino row.
References:
- Laurent Dalla Pola, Luis Darmendrail, Edward Galantay, Antreas Mueller, "Listen! A Smartphone Inquiry on the Domino Effect", TPT, Vol. 62, #9, Dec. 2024, p. 715.
- J. M. J. van Leeuwen, "The Domino Effect", AJP, Vol. 78, # 7, p. 721, July 2010.
- D. E. Shaw, "Mechanics of a Chain of Dominoes", AJP, Vol. 46, # 6, June 1978, p. 640.
- W- 010: "Dominoes and Heavy Rope", DICK and RAE Physics Demo Notebook.
- Jearl Walker, "Deep Thinking on Dominoes Falling in a Row and Leaning Out From The Edge of a Table", The Amateur Scientist, August, 1984.
- Jearl Walker, "1.68, Falling Dominoes", The Flying Circus of Physics Ed. 2, p. 34.
- #194, "Pass It On", Janice VanCleave's 203 Icy, Freezing, Frosty, Cool, and Wild Experiments.
- Sara Stein, "The Short Life of a Sound", The Science Book, p. 176.