> >Gosh this is fun.... > >So, if a player piano plays in the woods and no-one is there to hear it, >does it make a sound? Depends, who did the player work? >If you play a piano in a vacuum does it really make a sound? No, but the pianist explodes. Speaking of vacuums. If you break a light bulb, does it go 'gnab', or 'moob'? >Does a piano make less of a sound at higher altitudes due to the thinner >air? Only in ET. And what happens to the pitch? >If a piano is traveling at the speed of sound would you hear it as it >passes by? No, but you could be blinded by high speed polyester flakes from the leading edges. >Can you hear John Cage's "4'33" of Silence" if played on a piano >traveling at the speed of sound? Not if I get a choice. >Can you tune a piano with an accu-tuner at the speed of sound? I'm not nearly that fast, and don't have an Accu-Tuner anyway. >If you could save sound in a bottle what would it sound like if you >dropped it and the glass broke? Huh? >Would a piano have a "lighter" sound in zero gravity? If it was a grand, it would be louder. You would get a double strike every time a hammer came out of check. >Would two pianos at the speed of sound be twice as loud? Only if they were accurately aligned when they hit. >If you could play a piano while traveling at twice the speed of sound, >could you then suddenly stop and play a duet with yourself as the sound >catches up? Moot point. If you stopped that suddenly, you would be crushed by the piano and probably wouldn't care when the first half caught up. >Rob Goodale > I sure hope this helps. We aim to serve (and volley). Ron
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