Can Mariah Carey break Glass?
Dirk Bettels
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I was wondering whether Mariah Carey could break glass with her voice.
Someone told me she could.
DB
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Frank Green
CW wrote:
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> I wouldn't be surprise Dirk!
>
> CW
> Dirk Bettels wrote in message <3459698D...@denison.edu>...
> >I was wondering whether Mariah Carey could break glass with her voice.
> >Someone told me she could.
> >
> >DB
Yes, with her octave range, the only question would be the volume.
Her vocal range definitely has glass-breaking ability.
Frank
Marc Stephenson [Agent-M]
That was pretty informative.
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Danny Pascual
On Tue, 4 Nov 1997, Kade Archer Hansson wrote:
> > > Dirk Bettels wrote in message <3459698D...@denison.edu>...
> > > >I was wondering whether Mariah Carey could break glass with her voice.
> > > >Someone told me she could.
> > > >
> > Yes, with her octave range, the only question would be the volume.
> > Her vocal range definitely has glass-breaking ability.
>
> I dare say it is more dependant on the glass than Mariah. Let's ignore the
> commonly held misconception that high pitched vibrations can break windows
> (which is not usually true, unless they seal off an area in which a vocal
> pitched standing wave can exist), and concentrate on the liquid recepticle
> variety of glasswork.
>
> Basically glasses have what is called a resonant frequency, where a
> standing wave is set up in the hollow space of the glass. To break the
> glass, the glass needs to be thin, the sound loud, but most importantly,
> the pitch of the sound has to exacly match the resonant frequency of the
> glass. The perturbations of the sound are transferred to the object and
> the glass starts to vibrate with the air, and because the glass is
> brittle, the flexing, when amplitude becomes sufficient, will eventually
> cause the material to shatter.
>
> Now, given that Mariah can be loud, hit any note, and most sounds in
> between, I am sure she could break glass.
>
> --
> Archer
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!
I'm having a ball with this one! You're absolutely right! I'm no
Physics major (I'm a bio major) but the principal idea behind shattering
glass is RESONANCE. But if I'm not mistaken you need enough of a 'pure
tone' to cause sufficient resonance and the conditions must be just right.
I hope none of you are wondering whether not you can test this one out for
yourselves by putting a Mariah Carey CD in your speakers and letting 'er
rip!! That's not really a suggestion, it's a joke.... Don't hold me
responsible for the damage you'll do (to your ears!!)
Mariahphile =>