Editing 324: Tapping
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| β | In the first panel, [[Cueball]] makes the chance observation that tapping different points on a desk's surface results in different pitches being produced, a consequence of the desk's different {{w|Acoustic_resonance|resonant frequencies}} at these points. He soon learns that by using the pitches produced, he can replicate the | + | In the first panel, [[Cueball]] makes the chance observation that tapping different points on a desk's surface results in different pitches being produced, a consequence of the desk's different {{w|Acoustic_resonance|resonant frequencies}} at these points. He soon learns that by using the pitches produced, he can replicate the well-known theme music to the film {{w|Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park}}. The third panel depicts that, given a lack of other entertaining stimuli, Cueball soon becomes engrossed in his newly discovered musical instrument, and his music grows in complexity. |
This is a fun observation about part of human nature, to which many people can relate. Sadly, Cueball doesn't feel like telling Megan what he did, and instead, he just gives her an empty answer. Cueball perhaps feels, as [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] suggests in the title text, that he could not explain why the tapping activity was fun in its own right and not just a consequence of boredom, so he avoids having to explain in the first instance. | This is a fun observation about part of human nature, to which many people can relate. Sadly, Cueball doesn't feel like telling Megan what he did, and instead, he just gives her an empty answer. Cueball perhaps feels, as [[Randall Munroe|Randall]] suggests in the title text, that he could not explain why the tapping activity was fun in its own right and not just a consequence of boredom, so he avoids having to explain in the first instance. | ||
