Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Blog 12

In our physics class, we just learned about sound waves and the doppler effect.  I experienced the doppler effect firsthand at a UH football game.  As I was walking to my seat, there was a vendor selling peanuts.  As I walked towards him, (he was yelling PEANUTS very loudly), it seemed as if his voice was becoming louder.  And, as I walked away from him after I had passed him, his voice started to become softer.  This was the doppler effect at work.  Now that I've learned about it, I understand why this occurs.