Are these really seismic in origin? They sound suspiciously like wind.
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#22Strange there isn't a page for the Delicate Arch. That's got to be the most iconic arch in Utah. Very interesting project though! I think my favorite is the Rainbow Arch (not bridge). If you click through the links to Sketchfab there are 3D scans of the arches to get a better view than the pictures provide. Also, I highly recommend seeing the Arches and other landmarks in Southern Utah if you have the chance. Some of…
Discovering that some of the arches have links for 3D scan was a wonderful bonus.
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#23I find it one of the more amazing things, that so much of our physical world has a time/frequency dimension.
And our bodies have at least a couple of obvious senses (vision and hearing) to experience some frequency ranges. And with modern computing power, many natural phenomena on our planet and across the universe can be morphed into ranges we can see or hear.
And this in turn not only aids in scientific understanding, but also allows (some of) us to respond emotionally.
And that keeps me awestruck, even when other properties of our species can be utterly depressing.
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#24I find it one of the more amazing things, that so much of our physical world has a time/frequency dimension. And our bodies have at least a couple of obvious senses (vision and hearing) to experience some frequency ranges. And with modern computing power, many natural phenomena on our planet and across the universe can be morphed into ranges we can see or hear. And this in turn not only aids in scientific understandi…
It's also interesting that these senses work logarithmically instead of linear.
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#25Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's a beautiful place. It's very cold right now, though.
Pycon isn't for another 8 weeks though, at which point it will be the perfect time of year to go see a lot of these things.
May and October are my favorite seasons in Utah. The other two are Summer and Winter which can be brutal.
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#26The first arch [0] has a note that says: > this feature and the sounds of its vibration are sacred to Native American Tribes of the four corners region, and they ask that you listen and share with according respect. Does anyone happen to know if this means they were actually hearing these vibrations in some way? (Only 25 times slower and less audible) [0] https://geohazards.earth.utah.edu/tones/RainbowBridge.html
When you visit this arch, there are many signs telling you to treat it with respect as the natives do. They probably just got permission from the tribe to do the recording with the caveat that they treat the arch with similar respect. It's an incredible arch, but one of the harder ones to get to.
It used to be easy to get to. Lake Powell came within a quarter mile of it when I was a kid. When it hit full pool, I think the lake actually extended under the arch.
At that time, nobody was particularly concerned with Native American sentiments about the arch. I mean, we didn't do anything that was obviously disrespectful to us, but I don't know how the Native Americans felt about us just walking up to and under it.
(And, technically, it's a bridge instead of an arch, since it goes across the watercourse.)
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#27I find it one of the more amazing things, that so much of our physical world has a time/frequency dimension. And our bodies have at least a couple of obvious senses (vision and hearing) to experience some frequency ranges. And with modern computing power, many natural phenomena on our planet and across the universe can be morphed into ranges we can see or hear. And this in turn not only aids in scientific understandi…
You reminded me of this scene from Battlestar Galactica that has stuck with me since I watched it (spoiler alert). Conversely, the character laments the sensory limitations of the human body :)
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#28I wonder if these weird sounds heard around the world are really just due to underground rocks or gas escaping?
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#29I find it one of the more amazing things, that so much of our physical world has a time/frequency dimension. And our bodies have at least a couple of obvious senses (vision and hearing) to experience some frequency ranges. And with modern computing power, many natural phenomena on our planet and across the universe can be morphed into ranges we can see or hear. And this in turn not only aids in scientific understandi…
It's also interesting that these senses work logarithmically instead of linear.
And have dynamic ranges. A lot of bad ways of sensing have been selected against,.
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#30I find it one of the more amazing things, that so much of our physical world has a time/frequency dimension. And our bodies have at least a couple of obvious senses (vision and hearing) to experience some frequency ranges. And with modern computing power, many natural phenomena on our planet and across the universe can be morphed into ranges we can see or hear. And this in turn not only aids in scientific understandi…
One way of looking at it is that everything in the universe is vibrations.