i just read it in a magazine, went on the internet but couldnt find much about it. just wonderin if anyone knows wheather a qauck does echo or not, and if i doesnt why?
2006-09-13 00:22:12 · 18 answers · asked by bobby 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Every sound, including a duck's quack, will echo. The echo can not always be detected by the human ear, it depends on the frequency, amplitude, material that the sound reflects off etc etc etc (not to mention how good the hearing of the listener is!).
Just searched this on Yahoo! Answers, as thought I'd seen the question before - seems it's been asked many times! Majority conclusion confirms it will echo.
2006-09-13 00:32:40 · answer #1 · answered by DTFC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HOW MANY MORE TIMES IS THIS GOING TO COME UP.
A ducks quack DOES echo.
You just don't hear it as ducks live on, or near, open water so there is nothing around for the sound to bounce back off.
Put a duck in somewhere that will echo, get it to quack, and the echo will be there.
2006-09-13 00:25:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's hard to tell. We have 8 ducks and I swear they all quack at the same time. I guess they echo each other.
2006-09-13 12:28:01 · answer #3 · answered by TJMiler 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm definitely sure coz i heard it once and i didn't believe it so i said i must figure out i went to my neighbor who have a duck i took it to the lake and i figure that his quack doesn't echo
2006-09-13 00:45:38 · answer #4 · answered by sosweet302 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either that or it's a widely believed "urban myth", but I understand it to be true.
I wish I could tell you why this is - probably something to do with the shape of the soundwaves or something, but I don't know for sure why.
You might want to check out Myth Busters - it sounds like the kind of thing they would have put to the test.
2006-09-13 00:26:16 · answer #5 · answered by Big E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no ducks quacks do echo but it is quite quiet
2006-09-13 00:35:47 · answer #6 · answered by break 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do. Read "Animal Tragic" by Malcolm Tait, Fascinating book with all sorts of urban myths about animals proven wrong..
2006-09-13 00:35:28 · answer #7 · answered by mistymiss 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Having never shouted up a duck`s quack i dont know, and more to the point..... i dont wanna know!
2006-09-13 00:26:14 · answer #8 · answered by Christ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does echo, i watched an experiment on telly that disproved that myth;)
2006-09-13 00:24:32 · answer #9 · answered by ryn 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sorry to tell you this but... yes it does.
You cannot change the law of physics I'm afraid. Urban myth.
2006-09-13 00:26:06 · answer #10 · answered by martdfrogman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋