Monday, March 30, 2015

Students Create a Fire Extinguisher That Uses Sound








Via Washington Post:


At a certain frequency, the sound waves "separate the oxygen [in the fire] from the fuel. The pressure wave is going back and forth, and that agitates where the air is. That specific space is enough to keep the fire from reigniting."



Submitted by: (via The Daily What)






Posted by at
Labels:

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)