Subject: Speed of Sound
From: Paul
Date: 12/8/2000, 2:43 PM


Vance wrote:

Lower molecular wt of the gas also increases the speed of sound ie the
squeaky voice breathing helium.

It's true that lower molecular weight of a gas increases the speed of
sound in that medium, but the speed of sound has nothing to do with the
"squeaky voice" phenomenon.

Russell Kent


Don't leave us in suspense Russell :-) Why?

Paul Lamar

Russell Kent wrote:

Here's the why:
http://howto.yahoo.com/ask/19991115.html

Russell


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