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Why Different Parts of a Coffee Mug Produce Different Pitches

The Stanford mathematician Tadashi Tokieda demonstrates one of his physics “toys”: the curious higher and lower notes you hear when tapping a coffee mug with a spoon.

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  • Originally Aired November 27, 2018
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