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The screeching sound that meant the internet was coming — and why nobody under 30 has ever heard it

There is a sound that instantly divides the population into two groups. To anyone who was online before roughly 2003, it is unmistakable: a dial tone, a rapid series of touch-tone beeps, a pause, then ...
Phys.org

The screech of peeling sticky tape conceals a rapid train of tiny shockwaves, ultrafast imaging shows

A new experiment has uncovered the mechanism responsible for the screeching sound made by peeling sticky tape. Using a combination of ultrafast imaging and synchronized acoustic recordings, Sigurdur ...
AOL

Eerie screeching sound at Charles Schwab Challenge has logical explanation

Every PGA Tour stop has something that sets it apart, whether it's Augusta National's famous pimento cheese sandwiches, the swampy feel of TPC Sawgrass, or the fast greens at Quail Hollow. But for ...
KCCI Des Moines

'A robot alien screech': Mysterious sound baffles neighbors

A strange noise heard across Milwaukee's south side Monday night has left residents puzzled, with its source right now a mystery. Neighbors miles apart from one another told Hearst sister WISN they ...
gizmodo

There’s a Wild Reason Scotch Tape Screeches—and It Has to Do With the Speed of Sound

You’ve got a legitimate reason to flinch when you’re peeling off a roll of Scotch tape. That annoying screech is actually tiny cracks traveling at supersonic speeds. An international team of ...