CYMATICS: Science Vs. Music - Nigel Stanford
What it is
Nigel Stanford's music video Cymatics, in which real science experiments, such as Chladni plates, ferrofluid and water, visualize the audio.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Mentioned as a striking example of sound producing physical effects and a favorite among his videos.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2019, last 2023
What HN commenters said
“another one of his I like is tghis”
Another Nigel Stanford video the commenter likes.
bigiain, 2023-01 · Recommendation · in “Engineer has built and programmed a terrifying all-robot band”
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Topics: cymatics, chladni plate, ferrofluid, electronic music, sound visualization
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