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The sources of sound

vibrating solids
rapid expansion or compression
(explosions and implositons)
Smooth (laminar) air flow around blunt
obstacles may result in the formation
of vorticies (the plural of vortex) that
snap off or shed with a characteristic
frequency. This process is called vortex
shedding and is another means by
which sound waves are formed. This is
how a whistle or flute produces sound.
Aslo the aeolian harp effect of singing
power lines and fluttering venetian
blinds.

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