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At 10:53 AM 2/25/2005, you wrote:
I recall reading on the listserve a while ago that the commonly held idea
that sound is louder when it travels through a solid is incorrect. Can
anyone point me to some more information about this (preferably on the
web)?
Alison Innes
Education Coordinator
Bell Homestead National Historic Site
519-756-6220
I believe that one could find evidence for the reduced attenuation of
sound transmitted through solids cf air. A distant train
telegraphing its approach through the rail is reminiscent of a wave
guide for em waves, to my mind.
After traversing a path of reduced attenuation, I suppose that
the sound would indeed be louder than otherwise.
Brian Whatcott Altus OK Eureka!