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Glass Shattering

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When subjected to sound near its natural frequency, a wine glass resonates, then shatters.

This glass cracks at the stem first, with cracks then spreading throughout the glass.

Vibrating the glass when it's filled instead creates a cloud of droplets.

←Northlandscapes by Jan Erik Waider

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