Mechanics/Dynamics/Motion

Wave Machine

The WAVE MACHINE is an large version of a conventional classroom experiment which visibly demonstrates wave movements. This wave machine has two four-foot sections, one with nine-inch-long bars and the other with fourteen-inch bars, connected by a graded section in a way which illuminates the reflections. One end of the machine can be clamped, producing inverted reflections. The wave movements pertain directly to the movement of sound waves.