But now Wired magazine reports that the mystery has been solved. The source of the sound is apparently caused by ocean waves of equal size traveling from different directions and colliding, thus causing a unique type of pressure wave to hit the sea floor. As it turns out, the majority of this 'humming' originates off the Pacific coast. The real question is, who is going to sample it, transpose it up into the range of human hearing, and turn it into a kick-ass dubstep bassline?
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Sounds of the Universe
Just over a decade ago, scientists discovered that the earth has a distinct, low frequency 'background hum' constantly ringing at about 10Hz. Although many theories were put forward, until recently, no one knew for sure what the source of this sound was.
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That idea of the background hum reminds me of a Kurt Vonnegut story "The Euphio Question", where some scietists accidentally amplify the 'sound' of space and then everything goes a bit mad.
I was thinking "The Signal"
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All the planets and the Sun produce radio wave frequencies as well. These waves can be converted to sound.
The ocean IS a kick-ass dubstep bassline...
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It cannot succeed as a matter of fact, that's what I suppose.
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