I've got this question on resonating frequencies in a double stopped pipe
and in part (b) it asks:
(b) use your results of part (a) to estimate the normal mode frequencies of a shower stall. Explain the connection between these frequencies and the observation that your singing voice probobly sounds better in the shower, especially when you sing at certain frequencies.
well, a stupid question deserves a stupid awnser now doesn't it?
I provided a proof and the following explaination:
The reason why you think that you sound better in the shower, is that these frequencies do not match up with any specific musical notes, and your own lack of singing ability will tend to make you sing out of key, and those out of key notes are the ones that will resonate. Thus, you will seem to sing better to your own musically untalented self because you will make these off key frequencies resonate, but that is no excuse for your own complete musical ineptitude.
and in part (b) it asks:
(b) use your results of part (a) to estimate the normal mode frequencies of a shower stall. Explain the connection between these frequencies and the observation that your singing voice probobly sounds better in the shower, especially when you sing at certain frequencies.
well, a stupid question deserves a stupid awnser now doesn't it?
I provided a proof and the following explaination:
The reason why you think that you sound better in the shower, is that these frequencies do not match up with any specific musical notes, and your own lack of singing ability will tend to make you sing out of key, and those out of key notes are the ones that will resonate. Thus, you will seem to sing better to your own musically untalented self because you will make these off key frequencies resonate, but that is no excuse for your own complete musical ineptitude.
