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Booming / Singing Dunes

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:15 pm
by zeemmee
OK have been to liwa Lately ??

Must have noticed this phenomenon. Its Known by various names, Singing, Booming dunes & Crumbling.It usually Happens when we go down the steep Slip face, The sound is more or less like a jet Engine. Here's a video explaining how it happens.


Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:27 pm
by FSL
I guess we all have experienced this sound while driving down from large dunes...

Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:56 pm
by caprihorse
The sound is there, not only when driving down, but also on the top of the highest dunes, and it is like 'doom, doom, dooom' and it sounds very scary...
On the other hand I don't understand this California people, how they are doing their experiments, and even how they get money from tax payers to write about such an existing fact scientifically. They should come to us and drive with us :038: