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Fact or Fiction?: An Opera Singer's Piercing Voice Can Shatter Glass URL: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fact-or-fiction-opera-singer-can-shatter-glass Description: This article explores the physics that "suggests that a voice should be able to break glass," looking at the structure of glass, sound volume, and singers who have tried to break a glass. Includes a link to a related article about why an opera singer can be heard over a much louder orchestra. From the website for Scientific American magazine. LII Topics: General Resources, Musical Genres, Opera, Physics Author: Schrock, Karen Publisher: Scientific American LII Database Information: Record 24469 created by Jennifer English on 09/10/2007 Last modification on 10/26/2009 Published: 09/12/2007 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24469 |
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