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February 26, 2007

#228: Resonance explain

Resonance

[Cueball is sitting at a desk, which is vibrating.]

clatter clatter

[He leans back and turns to face someone sitting at another desk behind him.]

Cueball: Excuse me–you’re jiggling your leg up and down. It’s traveling through the floor and making my desk resonate.

Friend: Oh, I didn’t even realize! I’ll stop.

[Cueball passes a sheet of paper to the friend.]

Cueball: Actually, can you just shift the frequency up by 15%? I think you can get resonance with Steve’s desk instead.

Friend: Uh huh…

Cueball: Here are the calculations. Let’s coordinate and try to spill his drink.