nick2price Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 I know it is possible to break glass with high frequency sound, but is it possible to achieve the same with ice? Is it to do with finding out the resonant frequency of ice? Any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gre Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 You can make a resonant cavity out of ice just as you can a wine glass. Ultrasonic vibrations can probably break or melt ice as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake.com Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I know it is possible to break glass with high frequency sound, but is it possible to achieve the same with ice?Is it to do with finding out the resonant frequency of ice? Any help would be appreciated. Not a cube of ice, most likely. Shock waves (produced by sound) can, but a block of ice doesn't have a cavity that can be filled and ruptured with just the resonance frequency. A block of ice is much more structurably stable than a wine glass, which is what you're talking about, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomgwyther Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Let's do it! Give me some criteria and I'll try it out. I'm thinking a thin slab of ice made from pre-boiled water (similar to a chime bar in a glockenspiel) suspended from it's zero-harmonic point and then subjected to its own standing-frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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