🔬 Science Your Footsteps Can Make Beach Sand Sing
Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: The Economic Times · 1 min read · · Updated
What actually happened
When you drag your foot across sand that produces a squeaking sound, you create a shearing force across thousands or even millions of individual grains. Rather than sliding smoothly past one another, the grains can move in a series of tiny starts and stops known asstick-slip motion.
Key points
- When you drag your foot across sand that produces a squeaking sound, you create a shearing force across thousands or even millions of individual grains.
- Rather than sliding smoothly past one another, the grains can move in a series of tiny starts and stops known asstick-slip motion.
Summary based on data provided by The Economic Times. Full article available at the original publisher.
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