Thursday, March 18, 2010

The Chorusing of the Waves



Clarinets, flutes, and oboes, for example, are just tubes. Of air, set into motion by a player. So are trumpets and french horns. So are voices. So are pipeline waves; you know, those tall breaking waves that surfers shoot down the middle of. For a moment, when the wave-tube is correct and the air within it is vibrating, a complex set of pitches can be heard emanating from it. These waves sing.

1 comment:

WinnyNinny PooPoo said...

Thank you for bringing a beautiful image and thought into my day!