Why Physics Is Awesome: The Power Of Resonance!

Why is resonance awesome? Watch and find out!
Entry for Thunderf00t's April 2013 video competition.
Source for view of physics impacting success in physics:
Colloquium on science education, have so far been unable to track down the original paper.

The video clips used here come from the following:
Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse

Breaking glass with sound

Tesla coil video

Nuclear bomb going off.

[alwaysmichelle]

In quartine seeing this bc my teacher assigned it

[bdf]

I remember being shown the Tacoma Narrows Suspension Bridge at my university engineering course. Mine was an Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree but in the first year we were exposed to Mechanical and Civil Engineering - including that video.

I don't know what the others took away from it but I was astounded at the magnitude of the displacements before failure.

[TheGentlemanPhysicis]

Thanks for subscribing. I was wondering where all the new viewers were coming from.

[TheGentlemanPhysicis]

I don't actually know the term 'aeroelastic flutter' (I'm not an engineer), but the reason it the bridge was able to oscillating like that is because the wind was driving it at it's resonant frequency

[francoivaldi]

In our Society the concept of Energy is present in various forms linked to our daily life needs, while its origin can be seen from the investigation of various "Whys" inherent in the "Intimate Nature of the Universe", where, for example for the " Physics of Resonances", the Universe is seen as a great mind of which we represent one of the billions of its neurons, in which everything is in continuous evolutionary transformation, guided by a form of intrinsic Intelligence, where the path that nature takes to present us its geometric shapes would be simple if we considered atoms as spherical vortices with a central axis, but instead there are geometric realities that require a much deeper analysis, with which classical physics has dealt little. A useful means to enter into this vision of Science comes to us from the analysis of the geometric shapes of the Platonic Solids, which we also find present in three-dimensional wave formations, where each vertex point touches the surface of a sphere in the area where the vibrations coagulate and form a node, exactly as happens in a three-dimensional geometric image of vibration - pulsation. To the questions: what is the cause of the motion of the electrons, we observe that this motion is caused by some geometric law, because certain elements are more stable than others; we also note that they are all aspects of the magic of "symmetry" in action, where different geometric shapes can have similar properties, since they are all incorporated into each other, with harmonious relationships in continuous evolutionary transformation, which lead us to the various manifestations of Life Universal, which we are used to reading from the point of view of the effects, and not from the causes, with their various Whys, from which some questions arise, such as:
Why was this Universe born, and what is it based on?
Why are the Universe rules Analog and not Digital?
Why is this Universe equipped with a form of Intrinsic Intelligence, which always leads to creating order from Chaos?
Why does Space, in particular stimulus conditions, generate "condensed matter" which takes on the multiple geometric forms present in Universal Nature?
Why is there an apparent Duality in this Universe and what does Polarity mean?
Why can Biological life arise from condensed matter which under certain conditions can reach the state of Consciousness, which pushes us towards the need for the presence of an "entity" that transcends the Whole?
The analysis of the many "Whys" open in the Intimate Nature of the Universe is useful to us in order to arrive, through our "Intuition", at the primary source of the concept of Universal Energy, and this approach on the way to deal with the acquisition of knowledge, could help us to have better behaviors towards ourselves, others, and the nature of which we are part, thus directing us also to identify innovative technological solutions, suitable for facing the challenges that our world imposes on us.
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[phenomenalphysics]

Almost every subject study is unified concepts not just facts in the particular topic it's just that education system has made us think that way

[project-unifiedfreepeoples]

Thank you for the information. I am surprised you didn't share Tesla's frequency emitter that almost caused the hotel in which he was residing at the time.

[ankitakshi]

Now I understand the magic they did with their voice to the glass they broke.
It's mind boggling

[synthesiatutorials]

I would argue the 4 pics at the beginning, the father pushing his on the swing was the different one, considering the first 3 consisting of a force and the swing scenario consisting of a “non traditional” force as gravity is not a force in the way we perceive it. It can mathematically seem that way but gravity is no force, it is a property of one

[TheGentlemanPhysicis]

I'll definitely experiment with the fade in effects, that's something I'll have time to fix. A lot of the clips aren't mine, particularly big bird's singing, it's why I don't have an add on this video, though I'm pretty sure most of it falls under fair use, and a lot of the images were found using creative commons searches. Thanks for the feedback.

[wmysarah]

one concept to rule them all all, one concept to destroy them

[TheGentlemanPhysicis]

If you're referring to the cover thumnail, that was just a graphic I made for the concept of resonance being a unifying concept in physics. In hindsight, perhaps a poor choice for the cover thumbnail, but I was proud of it as it was my first attempt at using image manipulation software. I should probably get around to changing it.

[ghboehme]

Common misconception about the Tacoma Narrows.  Resonance played less of a role than aeroelastic fluttering (which caused the twisting motion).  Minute physics did a great vid on this. The Tacoma Narrows Fallacy

[watchmansmitty]

Brilliant, Doc. Absolutely brilliant. However....every single one of your examples involved intelligence to demonstrate the power of resonance. The only one left to nature was the Tacoma bridge. 

[TheGentlemanPhysicis]

glad you enjoyed the videos enough to subscribe.

[Dentarthurdent]

I was under the impression that the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse was due to aeroelastic flutter, not mechanical resonance of the bridge with the vortices it caused in the passing air...

[emdee]

so can you explain the LC oscillator better... please

[paschikshehu]

Good job! While it's not very polished, the amount of dedication is enough to make the video good.

[jackbaxter]

You sir, have earned another subscriber.

[JocularJane]

It is very well done. It would be helpful to have your same voice stop the "Music" at the beginning of the video just after the one refrain and have your voice actually ask which one does not belong. I was honestly put off by the music. One refrain is of the choral line does the trick and is a propos. I would also qualify "studies show" to say what studies show...the imaging is suberb and the tone of your voice just right to get the message across. I love the end and the quip about the PhD. A+