324: Helium Alligators
Update: 2024-11-12
Description
Have you ever wondered if a hit of helium would change the sound of an alligator's bellows? Lucky for us, there are scientists out there who wanted to know.
Show Notes:
BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54197198
Kyoto University Ig Nobel announcement: https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/news/2020-09-29
YouTube resonance to vocalize: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz-plqEyxik
CNN US: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/18/us/ig-nobel-awards-alligator-helium-scli-scn-intl/index.html
Journal of Experimental Biology: https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/218/15/2442/14244/A-Chinese-alligator-in-heliox-formant-frequencies
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