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The Hundred Million Mile Pipe Organ

Posted by kdawson on from the louder-than-yours dept.

jd writes "Scientists have announced that the gigantic coils of plasma in the solar atmosphere, known as coronal loops, actually carry sound waves much like a pipe organ. Micro-flares on the surface of the sun create powerful blasts of charged particles, which are then guided through the coronal loops, creating the standing waves. Sheffield University is hosting movies and audio recordings of the sun's performance."

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  1. I think it's Tito Puente or the ID4 aliens... by trimbo · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It sounds like a drumroll Tito Puente might have done. It's about the right pitch for one of his timbales.

    Although, it also kind of sounds like the signal being sent around on satellites in ID4.

    So basically it's either a message from one of the greatest Latin drummers or aliens hell bent on destroying the earth. Have a nice weekend everyone!

  2. I hate to nit pick, but.. by DigitAl56K · · Score: 1, Insightful

    .. AU audio files, MOV video files, and AVI files using a legacy video compressor Microsoft doesn't even ship any more?

    I'm sure the research is great. I'll pass until you make it presentable.

    Try http://www.drdivx.com/ and http://www.mp3dev.org/ .

  3. Re:I translated the song and it says... by number1scatterbrain · · Score: 2, Insightful

    La, La, La, that little blue planet is heating up and cooking itself, La, La, La...

    --
    Remember the future...