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The Earth is making a weird noise, and researchers have no idea why
yahoo ^ | Mike Wehner

Posted on 12/08/2017 8:04:23 PM PST by BenLurkin

The sound which the planet produces is a low, steady, unceasing hum. Scientists have been attempting to record and explain the odd noise as far back as the late 1950s, with little concrete data to suggest its source. Now, new research published in Geophysical Research Letters is attempting to explain why it happens, and scientists think it might have something to do with the ocean.

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This newest study is the first to actually record the sound from deep beneath the ocean’s waves. By recording ambient sound within the ocean and then using robust noise cancelling techniques to strip away the sound of the ocean itself, scientists were left with only the sound. They were able to confirm that the noise is completely continuous and, over nearly a year of observation, did not vary significantly.

But what actually causes it? Well, the jury on that is still out, but various theories have been proposed. One of the more plausible explanations is that the Earth’s hum is actually acoustic resonance. Acoustic resonance, which is the process by which objects of similar natural frequency will vibrate in sync with each other even if they’re not directly touching, could cause the Earth to produce a continuous vibration, some scientists believe, but others aren’t so sure.

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TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: earth; hum; mysterious; mystery
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1 posted on 12/08/2017 8:04:23 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

The planet is crying from climate change.


2 posted on 12/08/2017 8:07:02 PM PST by blackdog
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To: BenLurkin

Well, probably the saddest and most terrifying place in the whole universe is in the center of the earth - a tortuous prison called Hell or Hades. It’s where those who have not received Jesus Christ go after death. Not sure what the noise is, however.


3 posted on 12/08/2017 8:08:18 PM PST by Jim W N
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To: blackdog

“The planet is crying from climate change.”

LOL. That’s got to be it. Good one.


4 posted on 12/08/2017 8:10:02 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: blackdog

It’s moaning at all of the stupidity up here.


5 posted on 12/08/2017 8:14:01 PM PST by ExpatGator (I hate Illinois Nazis!)
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To: BenLurkin
The Earth is making a weird noise, and researchers have no idea why

The Sun and the Moon are having a bad joke contest.

You would make weird noises too if you could listen in.

6 posted on 12/08/2017 8:14:08 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
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To: BenLurkin

The Bible also says all creation (including the earth) groans for redemption (Romans 8:21-23).


7 posted on 12/08/2017 8:14:12 PM PST by Jim W N
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To: BenLurkin
Everything has a frequency.
If all humans jumped up and down at the right frequency the earth would vibrate and shatter like a Crystal glass. It's called Global Vibration. It's the next scourge that humanity is inflicting on the planet. We should all kill each other now.
8 posted on 12/08/2017 8:14:34 PM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: BenLurkin

Joy Behar farted!


9 posted on 12/08/2017 8:18:49 PM PST by Recovering Ex-hippie (WINNING! !!)
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To: BenLurkin
Never heard of it before, but applying 20/20 hindsight, with everything that goes on inside the earth, tectonic movements, magma convection, crust heaving and bending from tidal forces, ocean waves and whatnot, it would be more surprising if the earth was completely silent.

10 posted on 12/08/2017 8:21:07 PM PST by BitWielder1 (I'd rather have Unequal Wealth than Equal Poverty.)
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To: BenLurkin

lightning crashes, a new mother cries
her placenta falls to the floor
the angel opens her eyes
the confusion sets in
before the doctor can even close the door

lightning crashes, an old mother dies
her intentions fall to the floor
the angel closes her eyes
the confusion that was hers
belongs now to the baby down the hall

oh now feel it comin’ back again
like a rollin’ thunder chasing the wind
forces pullin’ from the center of the earth again
I can feel it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnZHsTyvMVw


11 posted on 12/08/2017 8:22:18 PM PST by Zeneta
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To: BenLurkin

Does it only happen after taco night?


12 posted on 12/08/2017 8:23:00 PM PST by bigbob (People say believe half of what you see son and none of what you hear - M. Gaye)
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To: BenLurkin

Related...

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3611961/posts


13 posted on 12/08/2017 8:23:54 PM PST by ButThreeLeftsDo (Learn How To Search. Ask Me How.)
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To: blackdog

And the Wind Cries Mary.


14 posted on 12/08/2017 8:27:04 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure)
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To: BenLurkin

Not like a wild boar
Or a jungle lion’s roar
It isn’t like the cry of any bird.


15 posted on 12/08/2017 8:29:15 PM PST by MrEdd (Caveat Emptor)
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To: BenLurkin

Maybe those tectonic plates crashing into each other?


16 posted on 12/08/2017 8:30:19 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: BenLurkin

Magnetic resonance.


17 posted on 12/08/2017 8:31:13 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: BenLurkin

“scientists think it might have something to do with the ocean.”

Maybe if they would hold a shell up to their ear they could hear it better to identify it.

rwood


18 posted on 12/08/2017 8:34:58 PM PST by Redwood71
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To: BenLurkin

The earth has tinnitus.


19 posted on 12/08/2017 8:36:34 PM PST by Kenny Bania (Ovaltine? Why not call it Roundtine?)
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To: right way right

Wish I had a like button. Funny stuff.


20 posted on 12/08/2017 8:36:48 PM PST by GSAonce
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