I read this interesting bit of trivia this afternoon. I also read that no one knows why a duck's quack doesn't echo. If there's any brainiac out there who might have an explanation for this phenomena, I'd love to hear it.
Quack...Quack...Not Afflac!
2007-07-25 16:25:34 · 5 answers · asked by miri-miri-off-the-wall 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
No. It is an urban legend.
The quack does echo, but it is usually too quiet to hear. When you want to hear an echo, you usually make a very loud noise to make sure the reflection can be heard. But a duck quacks too quietly, so the reflection is too quiet to hear.
Ducks don't quack near reflecting surfaces. You need a large reflecting surface, a mountain or building for the sound to reflect off. Maybe ducks don't hang around reflecting surfaces.
It is hard to hear the echo of a sound which fades in and fades out.
2007-07-25 16:34:02 · answer #1 · answered by Menehune 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A duck's quack does echo proved as part of the British Association Festival of Science.
2007-07-25 23:30:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They tested it on Mythbusters. A duck's quack does in fact echo.
2007-07-25 18:25:36 · answer #3 · answered by puma 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is true and it is not true.Check out the sites below,,each have their own opinion... The reason why was something about the acoustics...? One says it does echo it is just hard to hear?
2007-07-25 22:10:49 · answer #4 · answered by Lucky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that myth was busted on the "Mythbusters" TV show last season.
2007-07-25 16:33:36 · answer #5 · answered by Jeff the drummer 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋