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Ear Guitar
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This web page provides instructions for building the classic experiment for communicating with two cups and a string. Included are some questions about the experiment and a brief description of the physics.
https://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/ear_guitar.html
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Oscillations & Waves
- Acoustics
- Informal Education
- Middle School
- Elementary School
- Instructional Material
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string telephone
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Metadata instance created May 18, 2012 by Bruce Mason
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(Exploratorium, San Francisco, 1998), WWW Document, (https://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/ear_guitar.html).
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Ear Guitar (Exploratorium, San Francisco, 1998), <https://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/ear_guitar.html>.
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Ear Guitar. (1998). Retrieved September 16, 2026, from Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/ear_guitar.html
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Exploratorium. Ear Guitar. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 1998. https://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/ear_guitar.html (accessed 16 September 2026).
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Ear Guitar. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 1998. 16 Sep. 2026 <https://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/ear_guitar.html>.
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@misc{ Title = {Ear Guitar}, Publisher = {Exploratorium}, Volume = {2026}, Number = {16 September 2026}, Year = {1998} }
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