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THE following observation may be of interest in connexion with the singing of wires in a wind. A four-pronged toasting-fork was waved backwards and forwards through the air. It was found that if the plane of the prongs was in the direction of motion, a singing noise was produced, but that if the plane of the prongs was perpendicular to the direction of motion and the fork was moved at the same speed through the air, the singing was practically inaudible. The prongs were 8 cm. long, 0.25 cm. diameter, and they were spaced 2.2 cm. apart.
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TAYLOR, G. The Singing of Wires in a Wind. Nature 113, 536 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/113536b0
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