Simple Rubber Tube Mimics Birdsongs (VIDEO)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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A close-up of the solitary wave as it moves through the tube, imaged by placing a mirror to show the mouth of the tube. Following a refractory period, the process repeats itself.

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