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Large Drops

back Listening to Raindrops

  In this recording individual large raindrops two distinct sound: the slap of the raindrop on the water surface and the bell tone of the bubble. (Image by Robert Simmon, NASA GSFC. Recording from Jeffrey A. Nystuen, University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory)

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