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Singing Sand Dunes Explained


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When Marco Polo heard it in China, he suspected evil spirits. When residents of Copiapo, Chile, heard it emanating from a sandy hill, they dubbed the peak El Bramador, for its roars and bellows.

Scientists today call it "singing sand," but they're all referring to the same thing: As sand grains shuffle down the slopes of certain sand dunes, they produce a deep, groaning hum that reverberates for miles.

But how these dunes produce this "music" remains a much debated mystery. Another vexing question is why different dunes sing different tunes—and how can some even sing more than one note at a time?

http://news.national...ence-whistling/

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That would be something I would like to see or hear rather.

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With the correct placement of various-size windbreaks you can create tunes . My all-time best is White Christmas .

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Dang, that would irritate the hell out of me.

No wonder they wrap their heads in cloths.

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I thought the sand hummed because it didn't know the words?

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I can rest in peace knowing rocks can sing.

Uh, I mean ring.

they can move across the ground by themselves too...:P

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I've heard trees whistle. But then I guess that was the wind blowing through them. lol

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Just last week we had a cyclonic depression and winds at 45-60 kmph were blowing, all trees were swaying and when the windows were closed, somewhere through a small hole the winds were comming and making a whispering noise,, wooooooooooiiimmmmmmmmmmmmmm like that, my mom listened it and even i listened it, i then immediately thought of EVPs

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I don't blame them for thinking the sounds were connected with evil spirits... eerie!!

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