Whispering Disk Discovery Center - Frisco, TX, US
N 33° 08.599 W 096° 50.128
14S E 701893 N 3669260
Located outside the Frisco Discovery Center on the southeast corner of the Dallas Norht Tollway and Cotton Gin Road.
Waymark Code: WMR3GK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2016
Views: 7
The Whispering Dishes" features two 8-foot-tall dishes facing each other next to the sidewalk 50 feet apart. They focus sound in such a way that two people whispering across the 50-foot distance will be able to hear each other even with surrounding noise.
Scientific Principle(s) being demonstrated:
Sound Focusing
Briefly explain if the experiment was effective for you. Could it have been better?:
Was not effective for me since it required two people and I was by myself.
When is the apparatus/experiment available to the public:
24x7
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