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EPISODE · May 11, 2026 · 1 MIN

The Golden Gate Bridge sings

from Cities and Memory - remixing the world · host Cities and Memory

The slats in the Golden Gate bridge will resonate at certain wind speeds and directions. the first is a low-pitched + low-frequency tone between 280-700hz created by westward ~22mph winds while the second tone is of a higher pitch + frequency of 1.1khz created by ~27mph winds. This is the singing as heard from Lone Mountain, during a rainy night.Recorded by wwjd (Jason Talsma).

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