why bamboo chopsticks sound like an earthquake when they break /

Published at 2016-01-28 22:20:00

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The sounds bamboo chopsticks emit when they’re snapped in half are remarkably similar to the laws that govern the magnitude and frequency of earthquakes. Such insights could one day aid engineers determine more precisely when a bridge or dam,for instance, might be about to fail.
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Source: gawker.com

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