[Dixielandjazz] Frequencies in nature

[Hal Vickery]

Except for the Doppler affect that you always get as they fly towards you
and then away from you.  That just gives you a split second to identify the
pitch.

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[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of RICK KNITTEL
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 7:15 AM
To: dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Frequencies in nature

This came to me recently in a list of little known facts

Rick Knittel - JAZZBONE

"Cats purr at 26 cycles per second, the same as an idling diesel engine.
A dragonfly flaps its wings 20 to 40 times a second, bees and houseflies
200 times, some mosquitoes 600 times, and a tiny gnat 1,000 times."

                                        I guess cats purr at the bottom
of the piano, bees and house flies slightly below middle C and mosquitos
above high C, and gnats almost 4 octaves above middle C 

                                        Those of you with perfect pitch
might be able to identify the notes.
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