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Old 07-16-2013, 08:05 PM
 
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Sound waves can be used to levitate and move objects, study says - The Washington Post

wow-pretty cool stuff
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Old 07-18-2013, 07:44 PM
 
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Very cool!

Great for humans, but it should tick off every dog for a radius of a few miles...

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They took advantage of the fact that the frequency of sound — the physical property that gives it a pitch — also matters. Using 24,000 hertz (Hz), a level comparable to a dog whistle, they were unaffected by the noise. The upper range of human hearing is about 20,000 Hz.
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