Good Morning, SuperForest!
Ever wonder what the dispersion of sound waves in ice sheets sounds like?
Me neither.
But a luring subtitle on waxy led me to discover Andreas Bick’s recording of a frozen lake in the area of Berlin. As Bick describes, “Frozen lakes are known to give off most noise during major fluctuations in temperature: the ice expands or contracts, and the resulting tension in the ice causes cracks to appear.” This much is pretty obvious, but the sounds that resulted completely threw me off guard. Rather than the expected cracks and whips, imagine laser beams and space invaders.
Read the full article and take a listen to the recording on Bick’s blog, silent listening! It’ll make your head spin.
That’s right, nature. You win. Even the most futuristic sounds we can think of have already been sung by your stunning sheets of ice.
Namaste,
C
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