Editing 228: Resonance
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision | Your text | ||
Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | {{w|Resonance}} is the tendency for an object to oscillate when energy is transferred to it at a specific set of frequencies known as {{w|harmonics}} of the natural frequency of the object. A simple example of this is pushing a child on a swing: by pushing the child at the right moment, more and more energy is transferred to the system and the amplitude of the oscillation grows | + | {{w|Resonance}} is the tendency for an object to oscillate when energy is transferred to it at a specific set of frequencies (known as {{w|harmonics}} of the natural frequency of the object). A simple example of this is pushing a child on a swing: by pushing the child at the right moment, more and more energy is transferred to the system and the amplitude of the oscillation grows. |
− | In this comic, the friend is jiggling his leg up and down at a harmonic of the natural frequency of [[Cueball]]'s desk. This causes Cueball's desk to vibrate more and more until objects on it start to bounce around. Rather than have the friend stop, Cueball wants him to slightly increase the frequency of the jiggling in order to spill the drink on Steve's desk (not pictured) | + | In this comic, the friend is jiggling his leg up and down at a harmonic of the natural frequency of [[Cueball]]'s desk. This causes Cueball's desk to vibrate more and more until objects on it start to bounce around. Rather than have the friend stop, Cueball wants him to slightly increase the frequency of the jiggling in order to spill the drink on Steve's desk (which is not pictured). However, it is hard to have a person control a subconcious movement exactly, let alone increase or decrease by exact figures. Cueball is possibly a nerd, and doesn't understand this, making his friend feel a little awkward. |
− | In the title text, his friend confesses the obvious fact that he couldn't control | + | In the title text, his friend confesses the obvious fact that he couldn't control it very well. |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
Line 28: | Line 28: | ||
[[Category:Physics]] | [[Category:Physics]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
− |