2006-07-17 09:46:11 · 4 answers · asked by Donnie B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Marchers march to a drum beat. The drummer usually leads the marchers, so the marchers at the end of the long parade will hear the sound of the drum a little later than the marchers at the front. So there will be a "lag", if you will, in the timing of the steps, as you go from front to the end of the parade. This lag will not be perceptible in a shorter parade.
2006-07-17 10:07:48 · answer #1 · answered by gklgst2006 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
considering the speed of light, and if the observer was near the front or the end of the parade, they may be basically in step....
funny thing about sound though, if you could only hear the band member at the far end of the parade... (like in a solo segment) ,
he would sound way out of sync!
try walking to a baseball stadium from the parking lot after a home run is hit (you are late to arrive)
you can hear the crack of the bat and the crowd cheer on the radio.......... pause....... then you hear it live a half second later
2006-07-17 10:22:04 · answer #2 · answered by duhman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most marching bands will put the drum section in the middle of the formation to reduce the effect of lag. Everyone is pretty much in step.
2006-07-17 10:43:29 · answer #3 · answered by lunatic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol!
no clue
2006-07-17 09:48:31 · answer #4 · answered by half insane 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋