Is it possible for glass to break if you're singing at a high pitch (like in all those cartoons)?
2007-12-03 23:08:11 · 10 answers · asked by la_lluvia_06 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Singing
Is it possible for glass to break if you're singing at a high pitch (like in all those cartoons)?
ETA: Thanks for the info that mythbusters dealt with this. Is a video of this available online? I don't get Mythbusters where I am.
2007-12-03 23:21:08 · update #1
Yep, it's possible. Here's the Mythbusters video!
2007-12-04 05:58:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The glass has to be good crystal that can ring with good pitch ...
Shape of the glass makes a differencem, and you have to be able to sing loud and long enough at the right pitch to cause the glass to vibrate ...
But yes! Totally doable!
2007-12-04 04:24:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is! And it's not really dependent on how high you sing. I have a guy friend in choir who is a baritone. He shattered a glass with his voice. It all depends on getting the glass to resonate at the right frequency. Put a drinking straw in the glass, and when it is resonating properly, the straw will stand up straight. This is your signal that the glass is about to break. Fine crystal works best for this. But who would want to shatter fine crystal? :)
2007-12-04 05:55:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes, Gigli, Enrico Caruso and Mario Lanza were capable of shattering a wine glass due to the high notes they could reach.
2007-12-04 04:38:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
Yes, it is possible if your voice has a high frequency. I've never tried it myself lol if I did ..I would probably be successful lol
2007-12-04 02:45:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
yes, i have seen this done in person by a man from my hometown.. He was also invited to prove this on the show Myth Busters...he seceded
2007-12-03 23:18:38 · answer #6 · answered by Speedstar 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
yes it is but the glass must resonate at the right frequency
2007-12-03 23:13:20 · answer #7 · answered by Audio Visual master 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yes.
2007-12-03 23:24:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
mythbusters did this.
2007-12-03 23:16:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
ethel merman did it
2007-12-03 23:16:58 · answer #10 · answered by Miss Rhonda 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋