Ruben's Tube Experiment Physics Project

[dayspeace]

Ang galing naman nito. Hindi ko alam na pwede pala ito. Maganda ito para sa susunod naming ekspirimento sa science.

[SineenN]

you should try and play a melody and see how it would look like would be awesome

[kjun13]

This is what I call "Nerdawesome".

[Triforce4311]

I LOVE science.

[BleedBlsSdmf]

Is it possible to get like a 12" one of these? I would like to use one in a Live music setting?

[baboonman]

@BleedBlsSdmf Sure, but you'd probably have to make it. I'd also suggest using a metal pipe rather than pvc for something like that. You would need to make the holes, small and close together to see a definite shape though.

[fuzzysnail47]

my high school physics teacher did this, except with music. it was hilarious.

[TzerMaan]

I do not understand how is it formed. Confused.

[thestoner37]

standing waves formed due to the interaction between two waves going in opposite directions with the same amplitude, velocity and frequency.

i believe so anyway.

[LordAmbitious]

sound travels on waves by compressing and expanding air, by filling the air in the tube with gas and lighting, then exposing it to a powerful sound, in this case a standing wave, it compresses the burning gas in some parts while expanding it in others, therefore making the flames taller and shorter, and corresponding to the peaks and troughs of the waves.

[sphinx245]

take a tube, drill holes in it, hook up some propane to one end, speaker to the other end, light gas, turn on stereo, and Presto!

[ncsbear]

That's nice. Really good curve definition.

[randompalindrome]

I've finished my A level physics but if my college could set it up, the A2's next year would love this because they have to study standing waves.

[baboonman]

I would suggest checking out wikipedia's entry on Rubens' tubes. We used a lot of the references from the wiki to help construct the tube. Good luck!

[cfuman]

I'm a greek teachers of physics! I would like to know how you did it! It was really great!