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Re: FYI - BBC story on recording "too quiet" critters

Subject: Re: FYI - BBC story on recording "too quiet" critters
From: "Klas Strandberg" klasstrandberg
Date: Fri Mar 23, 2012 12:02 pm ((PDT))
Put the snail on a piezo dome tweeter and connect it to an amplifier,
and I am sure you will hear the snail snithering.
Would that be cheeting?

Klas


At 13:19 2012-03-23, you wrote:
>Normal mic plus piezoelectric contact mics are rather old technology
>for very quiet sound pick-up. A laser vibrometer is probably way out
>of budget for the piece but should of been considered. I guess it
>depends on the contents Mr Watson's gadget bag. I'd suggest he
>contact me offline for further mad science correspondence on this subject.
>
>-Mike.
>
>--- In  "Chuck" <> wrote:
> >
> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17439200
> >
> > 19 March 2012 Last updated at 14:48 ET Help
> >
> > As the Bang Goes The Theory team investigates some of the noise
> of modern life, they also find time to measure the sounds of some
> of the quieter creatures on the planet.
> >
> > In a sound-proofed room, Jem Stansfield listens in on an
> experiment to try and catch the sounds of a maggot, snail and the
> footsteps of a centipede.
> >
> > Bang Goes the Theory is on Monday 19 March at 19:30 GMT on BBC
> One. Watch again on iPlayer (UK only) using the link.
> >
>
>
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