Cymatics Experiments

A compilation of clips from some of my recent experiments with cymatics (a subset of modal phenomena). In this instance, sound waves propagating through the plate and into the liquid produce geometric convergence patterns on the surface of the water. I chose an antique bronze, persian plate for this footage. The vibrations were produced by a frequency generator iPad application called Freqtune HD and played through a surround sound subwoofer under the plate. I have a lot of interesting footage, so stay tuned for much more to come. Questions/comments? Send me a message:) YoungTesla

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Entertainment

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• Cymatics
• Vibration
• Vibratory Physics
• Acoustics
• Resonance
• YoungTesla

[YoungTesla]

You can definitely set a plate on top of the subwoofer, but it be unstable and will not vibrate as well as it could. Here are two alternative methods: I. If you have a subwoofer with a waterproof speaker cone, you can put a small amount of water inside, or II. You can carefully remove the speaker cone, but leave the driving coil intact (be careful not to cut the lead wires when removing the cone). When the cone has been removed, you can connect the coil and plate with a central support rod:)

[ekmadekim]

i want to try this and am wondering , can i set my plate on a subwoofer that is hooked to a sine wave generator?

[Rumplefrumple]

i would like to see the same experiment done while adding a dye that takes some time to diffuse as the plate is vibrating... maybe the results wouldnt be all that interesting but i am still curious.

thanks yt