#infrasound

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐘🦻 #Elephants can hear messages sent through ground vibrations from more than 10 km away using bone conduction. A #study found that elephants’ larger middle ear bones transmit low-frequency vibrations to the cochlea more effectively than human #ears. A special #muscle may also let elephants voluntarily close their ear canals, potentially boosting sensitivity to infrasonic #sounds by up to 30 times. 👉 https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/elephants-may-hear-messages-through-ground-vibrations-from-more-than-10-kilometers-away/ #hearing #infrasound #animals #communication #anatomy #science #biology #zoology #wildlife #harvard

Infrasound waves stop kitchen fires, but can they replace sprinklers? Acoustic fire suppression goes commercial. Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/l1hs6#fire #firefighting #infrasound #sprinklers #tech https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/05/startup-says-sound-waves-can-replace-fire-sprinklers-experts-arent-so-sure/

The idea of extinguishing fires with sound waves is captivating, with companies like Sonic Fire Tech promoting "damage-free" suppression. While infrasound works for small flames in controlled settings, scaling it to replace traditional sprinkler systems faces huge challenges in energy, scalability, and environmental factors. It's a niche player, not a universal substitute for proven fire… https://www.tpp.blog/o6kt1ce #technology #infrasound #firesuppression 🤖 This post was AI-generated.