2006-08-11 04:53:11 · 11 answers · asked by midnight2691 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
Absolutely. Glass/crystal have a specific resonance that allows them to vibrate easily. If the sound matches the resonance of the glass and contains enough energy the glass can shatter.
2006-08-11 04:57:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, although it is not necessarily the "high" of the note, it has to do more with the specific frequency of the note compared to the composition of the certain crystal it breaks....however the note is often in the higher frequency ranges.
2006-08-11 05:02:05 · answer #2 · answered by Hathor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that isn't the pitch that does it, yet sympathetic vibration. you are able to sing precisely (and that i recommend precisely) the comparable pitch because of the fact the glass. a skinny wine glass is ultimate for this. in case you tournament the pitch, and are LOUD, the glass will circulate - till it breaks. you'll be VERY loud! The Mythbusters did this with a rock singer. i substitute into modern-day while a band director with a sparkling finished basement cranked up an previous Maynard Ferguson (jass trumpet) checklist extremely LOUD - and 3 of the "hurricane lamp" globes blew out in bill's basement! So - does no longer could be opera - in basic terms LOUD - and does no longer could be a voice - a trumpet or an amplified digital (like the previous Memorex commercial with Ella Fitzgerald) will do it.
2016-11-04 08:59:52 · answer #3 · answered by winstanley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, at the correct frequency, the crystal will resonate. With enough amplitude (volume) the crystal will break. This can be done with glass, too. But in both cases, it can't be too thick.
2006-08-11 04:58:54 · answer #4 · answered by Jared Z 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but you'd need a very high amplitude at the resonant frequency of the crystal.
By the way, that memorex commercial was bogus.
2006-08-11 08:51:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh yes!!! Tests have been done with voices, musical instruments, and recordings of same to prove that theory as fact.Remember the memorex commercial featuring Ella Fitzgerald?? Peace.
2006-08-11 05:03:01 · answer #6 · answered by wildrover 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, a perfect High "C" can break real leadcrystal.
2006-08-11 04:58:13 · answer #7 · answered by DEATH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
think it's possible: since vibration at the correct frequency can disrupt the bonds between the atoms
2006-08-11 05:00:56 · answer #8 · answered by KingRichard 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah. a very high note only
2006-08-11 05:01:10 · answer #9 · answered by Blah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mythbuster took this on and were able to do it under certain circumstances.
2006-08-11 04:59:26 · answer #10 · answered by grapeshenry 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋