Posts tagged outdoors
Echo, Château de Chinon, France
Aug 27th
Follow the road sign to the echo and perform a strange local rhyme which exploits the distinctive echo
(3 Votes, average 2.00)
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Stonehenge Replica, Maryhill, USA
Aug 25th
A chance to go back in time and get an impression of what our ancestors heard within Stonehenge.
(6 Votes, average 3.33)
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Coloured Canyon, Egypt
May 20th
A place to hear nothing. Although you might be surprised to find out when you get there, that your body isn’t as quiet as you think.
(No Ratings)
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Whistled language, Canary Islands
May 19th
How do you communicate over large distances when your mobile phone runs out of charge or there is no network coverage – use a whistling language!
(3 Votes, average 5.00)
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Singing roads
Mar 1st
Drive over a cattle grid and you get a distinctive ringing sound. But why not take that further and have lots of ridges in the road which play whole tunes, even if the melodies are pretty tuneless!
(4 Votes, average 4.25)
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Singing Ringing Tree, UK
Feb 21st
The Singing, Ringing Tree sits high on the Pennine Moors in the UK, using wind to generate discordant and haunting sounds.
(9 Votes, average 4.56)
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Norias of Hama, Syria
Feb 19th
Water wheels are not uncommon, but the groaning and creaking from these ancient norias is truely remarkable and unexpected.
(5 Votes, average 3.60)
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Sea organ, Zadar, Croatia
Feb 14th
The organ buried in Zadar’s promenade makes a haunting but harmonious sound. Air is driven through the organ pipes by the motion of the sea.
(8 Votes, average 4.88)
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Tikal pyramids, Guatemala
Feb 9th
Echoes off this pyramid create an unexpected chirping sound. But did the ancient Mayan’s deliberately design this acoustic effect into the building?
(9 Votes, average 4.56)
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Booming Sand Dunes
Feb 8th
Singing sand dunes, or maybe that should be droning sand dunes, are surprisingly loud. This fascinating phenomenon has created heated debates among scientists: what makes the dunes boom, and why do some dunes sing while others remain silent?
(6 Votes, average 4.17)
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