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Re:Sounds emitted by plants under stress are airborne and in... by todd8 on Saturday April 01, 2023 @01:38PM (#35402204)
How about this claim: pieces of string when stressed emit sounds that are picked up by nearby strings. Should be investigate this claim? What does it mean that the world of string acts this way.

For those that haven't witnessed it, I will describe a very easily constructed experiment to demonstrate this phenomena that I have discovered: first stretch a string tightly and then quickly flick it with your finger, stressing it even more. If you listen, you will hears a sound emitted by the stressed string that gradually dies off as the string recovers. Nearby strings will start vibrating in sympathy (if they are tuned properly). Could one string be communicating with the other strings?

Common objects may be used to make the experiment easier to perform: banjos, guitars, violins, etc.

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Re:Sounds emitted by plants under stress are airborne and in... by manmal on Saturday April 01, 2023 @06:14PM (#35404667)
Do you mean resonance? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acoustic_resonance
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Re:Sounds emitted by plants under stress are airborne and in... by Runeite51 on Saturday April 01, 2023 @09:42PM (#35406219)
When I used to live in a small room, one day I put my guitar kind of half-way into my closet by the corner of the room. A few mins later I yelled something (I forget what) and it was as though my guitar strummed the A string on its own. It freaked me out for a sec but then I started belting different notes, and as soon as I got back to a certain note the guitar would strum itself again!
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Re:Sounds emitted by plants under stress are airborne and in... by jschveibinz on Sunday April 02, 2023 @08:49AM (#35409981)
Your comment rings true.
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Re:Sounds emitted by plants under stress are airborne and in... by dokem on Monday April 03, 2023 @03:55PM (#35430322)
I don't know if your being obtuse but it sounds that way. Presumably the plant is emitting sound from energy it gathered via photosynthesis and triggered via its nervous system. Not simply resonating due to the energy used to cause the damage.

Plants are incredibly complex yet people roll their eyes at the idea of them doing anything besides nothing. Maybe because it undermines the idea of veganism. idk, sorry lesser beings i'm hungry.

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