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Newton's Apple

Singing in the Shower

Episode 9 | 7m 34sVideo has Closed Captions

Why do you sound so good singing in the shower?

Brent Ellis, Metropolitan Opera baritone asks "Why do I sound so good in the shower?" Professor George Bissinger takes apart the mysteries of sound waves and resonance, and demonstrates that sound can, in fact, shatter a wine glass.

01/04/1986

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Newton's Apple

Singing in the Shower

Episode 9 | 7m 34sVideo has Closed Captions

Brent Ellis, Metropolitan Opera baritone asks "Why do I sound so good in the shower?" Professor George Bissinger takes apart the mysteries of sound waves and resonance, and demonstrates that sound can, in fact, shatter a wine glass.

01/04/1986

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