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Direct linkLudwig-Petsch, Kim; Hirth, Michael; Kuhn, Jochen – Physics Teacher, 2022
The typical sound of George Lucas' laser blaster in the "Star Wars" series is well known. What does a laser blaster in "Star Wars" sound like, and why? Here we show a simple way to produce this sound by using low-cost lab material, like a spring or a Slinky. Building on the work of Crawford, who analyzed the sound of a Slinky…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Physics, Lasers, Acoustics
