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🎧 Ever notice how a plane sounds higher-pitched as it approaches, and lower as it moves away?
That’s the Doppler effect in action.
- Sound waves compress as the object moves closer
- They stretch as it moves away
- Your ears pick up this change in pitch
#SciComm #DopplerEffect #PhysicsInRealLife
That’s the Doppler effect in action.
- Sound waves compress as the object moves closer
- They stretch as it moves away
- Your ears pick up this change in pitch
#SciComm #DopplerEffect #PhysicsInRealLife
July 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🎧 Ever notice how a plane sounds higher-pitched as it approaches, and lower as it moves away?
That’s the Doppler effect in action.
- Sound waves compress as the object moves closer
- They stretch as it moves away
- Your ears pick up this change in pitch
#SciComm #DopplerEffect #PhysicsInRealLife
That’s the Doppler effect in action.
- Sound waves compress as the object moves closer
- They stretch as it moves away
- Your ears pick up this change in pitch
#SciComm #DopplerEffect #PhysicsInRealLife