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EPISODE · Jun 1, 2008 · 4 MIN

The Science of the Didgeridoo

from Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists · host Dr Chris Smith

How do you make a didgeridoo do what it does do? For this week's QotW, we find out how the length and shape of the instrument and the skill of the player affects the sound of a didgeridoo. Plus, we ask how fish can cope with both fresh and salt water, and if burning your pizza can turn it into a low-calorie equivalent of its former self! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

How do you make a didgeridoo do what it does do? For this week's QotW, we find out how the length and shape of the instrument and the skill of the player affects the sound of a didgeridoo. Plus, we ask how fish can cope with both fresh and salt water, and if burning your pizza can turn it into a low-calorie equivalent of its former self! Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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How do you make a didgeridoo do what it does do? For this week's QotW, we find out how the length and shape of the instrument and the skill of the player affects the sound of a didgeridoo. Plus, we ask how fish can cope with both fresh and salt...

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