Channel: NPR's Skunk Bear

Category: Science & Technology

Tags: frozen lakehow tosfxice soundsinging icesoundicecory williamsslinkysinging lakeliveeachdayblaster sound effectphysicsacousticsscienceicebergsound effectsstar warsstar wars sound effectice musiclakedudelikehellalake soundblaster

Description: This winter solstice we take on a cold case: what’s the physics behind the strange twanging of frozen lakes? Turns out it's the same physics that gave us the iconic Star Wars blaster sound. ↓↓Links & Info↓↓ SUBMIT A QUESTION HERE: npr.org/skunkbear SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/2dH6fpR TUMBLR: skunkbear.tumblr.com TWITTER: twitter.com/NPRskunkbear Credits: Produced by Ryan Kellman and Adam Cole Senior Editor: Alison Richards Supervising Editor: Anne Gudenkauf Thanks to Cory and Kristen at LiveEachDay for the question: youtube.com/liveeachday Thanks to Rick Aster for the sound of icebergs colliding (sped up by a factor of 100): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1029/2008JF001005/asset/jgrf526.pdf;jsessionid=69EC8D0D37823D7D08E0D9A0B4D38FC7.f04t02?v=1&t=iwz0jqig&s=006ac1343cb2b9e3d9eac12b0b26940324473a18 Thanks to Terje Isungset for a chance to share his Ice Music: isung.no Thanks to Andreas Bick for his amazing recording of a singing lake: silentlistening.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/dispersion-of-sound-waves-in-ice-sheets Thanks to Dave Kolesar at WFED for giving us access to a radio tower. Music credit: Funny Sweater by Jonathan Elias and Sarah Trevino Copyright © 2016 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use for further information. npr.org/about-npr/179876898/terms-of-use For permission to reuse this video, visit our permissions pages at npr.org npr.org/about-npr/179881519/rights-and-permissions-information Sound Effects from freesound.org users timbreknight ecfike project-trident splicesound komradejack splodge123 ylearkisto