Talk:Singing sand

Merger proposed
The conclusion was merge. Unanimous support after a long period for discussion.—Tokek (talk) 23:57, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

I propose the merger of "Singing sand" and "Singing Sand Dunes" articles as it appers to mostly overlap in what they are describing. —Tokek (talk) 00:24, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

I support the merge; singing sand dunes are instances of the "singing sand" phenomenon, based on the info in both articles. Kitesailor (talk) 00:33, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Support merger. Beanluc (talk) 18:01, 6 April 2008 (UTC)

Merging would not seem to damage either version, and they do seem to describe the same thing. I support merging. User: Patronofthearts —Preceding unsigned comment added by Patronofthearts (talk • contribs) 00:33, 13 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Support merger for reasons given above.Bigturtle (talk) 19:26, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Additional details and / or references regarding frequencies would be helpful.
More precise data on frequencies may improve this article. Specifically, the assertions "The most common frequency emitted seems to be close to 450 Hz" and "The particular note produced by the dune, between 60 and 105 hertz, is controlled by the rate of collision in the shear band separating the avalanche from the static part of the dune" don't agree. 60 to 105Hz and 450Hz are very different (in musical terms over two octaves different) so this point is somewhat vague. AndrewJLeist (talk) 01:21, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

Unrepresentative Examples
Singing sand is a common phenomenon in Australia. Why are all the examples of singing beaches in the UK and the US (the wording sort of suggesting that it's an exhaustive list, too)? I can even show a video of it on Murray's Beach, Sawtell, NSW if need be... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.79.25.155 (talk) 09:37, 2 November 2012 (UTC)

Further literature
Further research in 2012: This research ties the notes produced firmly to the width of the sand grains. 7daysahead (talk) 12:22, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
 * http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/10/121031-singing-sand-dunes-physics-science-whistling/
 * http://news.agu.org/press-release/why-singing-sand-dunes-hum-certain-notes/

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