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Uploaded by on Feb 29, 2008

Strong winds create a resonance effect in Beetham Tower

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  • omg what the fuck was that? i was in manchester when i heard it.. sounded like aliens were comin to get us!!

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  • From Wikipedia on Beetham Tower (the Hilton): "During the installation of the glass and steel 'blade' on the roof, a strange noise problem emerged. People reported that the building "whistles" (more like an intermittent hum) in windy weather. The sound is close to standard musical C (approximately 262 Hertz); some say it is like a "UFO landing" in sci-fi films."

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  • It's the Hilton making that noise beetham tower because of the winds

  • yeah heard this noise last night during the strong winds was wondering what the hell it was until I stumbled across this!

  • fck me today was fckin bad this sound, war of the worlds

  • @mancunian1998

    Just had a play along to it. It's near B not C.. (it's very slightly flat from B, but so near when you play a B minor chord it sounds in tune)

    

  • manchester is a city full of mysteries.

  • aw thats gay. i thought it was something more interesting than that.. i could hear it from my house last night too..

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