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Article #1251Re: Sound Amplification by Combustion
From: Mike Morris
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 1989 00:25
Date: Sun, 20 Aug 1989 00:25
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(Bobby Bodenheimer) writes: > > I'm new to this newsgroup, but someone told me there was a > discussion here a few months ago about amplifying sound by > combustion or singing flames or something like this. > > I'm interested in this so if someone could please provide > background on the discussion, summarize it, or just give > me some references, I'd greatly appreciate it. Also, is > this newsgroup archived anywhere? > In 1969 I was touring Cal Poly Pomona during a science fair, and an exhibit there was a "singing flame". The student told me the original info was from a old Popular Electronics or Radio Electronics. The flame has excellent high frequency response, but a lousy low end. It must be "doped" with some kind of a glass rod. Sorry, that's all I remember. Mike Morris UUCP: Morris@Jade.JPL.NASA.gov #Include quote.cute.standard | The opinions above probably do not even come cat flames.all > /dev/null | close to those of my employer(s), if any.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!ginosko!usc!henry.jpl.nasa.gov!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!jato!jade!morris From: morris@jade.jpl.nasa.gov (Mike Morris) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Sound Amplification by Combustion Keywords: singing flames Message-ID: <1625@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov> Date: 20 Aug 89 00:25:51 GMT References: <11652@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> Sender: news@jato.Jpl.Nasa.Gov Reply-To: morris@jade.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Mike Morris) Distribution: usa Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA Lines: 23