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==Explanation==
 
==Explanation==
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{{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, making the child swing higher.
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{{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 (the child will swing higher.)
  
 
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 xkcd, no one (except [[1003: Adam and Eve|Adam]]) likes Steve, as demonstrated in comics [[1532: New Horizons]] and [[1672: Women on 20s]] as well as this one. However, it is hard to have a person control a subconscious movement exactly, let alone increase or decrease by exact figures.
 
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 xkcd, no one (except [[1003: Adam and Eve|Adam]]) likes Steve, as demonstrated in comics [[1532: New Horizons]] and [[1672: Women on 20s]] as well as this one. However, it is hard to have a person control a subconscious movement exactly, let alone increase or decrease by exact figures.

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