Instrument-a-day 26: Tiny Tuning Fork

Very very tiny. I clamped it in steel pliers so I could use a magnetic pickup to record the sound it made. Slowed down by a factor of eight (down three octaves), it sounds like this.

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hot_tea says:

Now that is very cool...,
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

yarnivore says:

Gaaaah! You keep blowing my mind more! :)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

worldslargestthings says:

Heart!

Do you thwap it on a cricket's knee?
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