How Much Electricity Does Sound Produce?

[@blankblank4949]

please continue with science content, you always come up with something new i havent heard of yet

[@lefunghi6151]

I second that! It’s rare to find funny, well researched and formulated science videos on KZbin. The only content by Ben that tops this are the field recording adventures.

[@edrift3d]

I agree. More please!

[@CMNDSAUDIO]

was literally gonna say the same thing!

[@nsjx]

i resonate with this

[@robertmyers6518]

@@nsjx Hah! : - D

[@toddbernstein3407]

Your ability to move between music and science subjects so deftly, while being so informative and entertaining, makes your channel one of my absolute favorites on KZbin.

[@ninthcrossing]

it is an actual crime that the algorithm would choose not to promote such excellently made and well researched content such as this. please keep making these kinds of videos, benn, i love watching them.

[@Xankek]

I'm coming in from the near future, that after months of watching bishu and eliminate, I have been served this amazing channel

[@CreativeMindsAudio]

These are my favorite videos you do! Love it! I’m such an audio nerd and this is HUGE stuff! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and research with the world! I understood most of the first part of the video, but phonons are new to me so glad they discovered it (i had a feeling something like that existed for sound).

[@electropunkzero]

Have you heard the theory that the Grand Gallery in the Giza pyramid is a big Helmholz resonator and the granite stones in the central chamber are basically harmonic tuning forks that vibrate? And the pyramid itself was a power plant. The Giza Powerplant by Christopher Dunn is a book with this theory in much greater detail.

[@izhundrikov]

Awesome video, Ben! Besides making science videos interesting to watch you are sheding a light on aspects of audio and sound i wish more people knew. Good stuff, keep it up! And since yt algorithm hates this videos from your channel I might as well share a link with my friends and commit on this type of videos more

[@arasharfa]

i cant explain the gratitude i feel for you creating and filling this niche on youtube after following you for so many years!!!

[@Eric_ZH]

I was enjoying my coffee and your new video before heading for work and I didn't expect to hear quantum supremacy and phonons this early (I'm a quantum engineer!). As much as I like your more music focus related content, I think whenever you tackle a more scientific subject it is always well documented and fun (which is not always easy to do). I believe this irreconcilable duality of your channel is what make it special. If you receive your 3-qubits quantum computer, I hope you'll make a video about it !

[@dedrxbbit7549]

Bro this sciencey stuff is amazing, please don’t stop. You’ve become the VSauce of music content and i love it haha

[@SanguinarySun]

I love the science content, I love how you don’t just discuss other peoples work but you also experiment yourself and get as manually involved as you can.

[@Percussionists]

Wow, just wow, this video was just so awesome and gave so much incite into how sounds work on a fundamental level, loving these types of videos

[@zero.the.prototype]

Thank you, prof. I greatly appreciate the work that went into this one. I adore this category of subject matter. Stay healthy and thanks again for all the reminders to keep striving for growth.

[@fractalsauce]

I love your deep dives on amazing things in the world that all end up relating to sound and music. Great stuff

[@Zengane]

I hope you don't stop making these, I didn't even know phonons were a thing

[@a_8764]

I would've never even thought about asking this question, you always come up with such interesting video ideas.

[@FEO]

benn, you've quickly become my fave youtuber. these vids are thoroughly interesting. thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you have a nice day.

[@scarfypedia]

no you don't understand these videos *are* my favorites that you release! it's always so interesting but also always at least tangentially related to sound and audio it's very cool and good

[@eivinlaukhammer7449]

Im assisting on a project in my uni where a fellow student is trying to design a system in which energy is harvested from mechanical force using piezo pressure plates. As you mentioned the energy harvested from sound comes in much smaller quantities, but still is a very interesting topic for discussion and maybe in the future systems could be implemented in traffic junctions, where energy is harvested both from the road on which cars drive and also the sound that they produce, though electric vehicles will probably make this application obsolete before it was even implemented properly :D

[@Kebin-Blebin]

At speed, most noise from cars comes from tires rather than engines, so might not be that irrelevant to EVs after all? Though slowing cars would probably save more energy than you could recover anyway.

[@eivinlaukhammer7449]

@@Kebin-Blebin well that's where the pressure plates come in, as cars while braking produce a lot of energy which can be harvested from the road surface

[@crouton_1823]

I'm not a music nut, never really have been, but i really enjoy these science type videos. I originally found your channel because of your "How the world sound to animals" video and really enjoyed it.

[@aaroncarter8845]

I'm subscribed to a great deal of science channels, but this one is the best. I know it's mainly music, but every one of your science videos makes me feel like a little kid discovering weird experiments that seem like magic. I'm really glad you enjoy making these types of videos because they're so genuinely interesting and one of a kind.

[@deltamumusic]

It's a shame these science-y videos don't do so well because they are my favorite and are probably the reason my I subscribed to this channel in the first place

[@TCRP117]

I love the science content you produce. Informative and entertaining, you do a great job.

[@otzcz]

Man, I love your scientific approach to things. I'm pretty curious too, every single problem or obstacle must be solved, but I typically go to ask google or community and in most cases I find that somebody did it before, so answer exists. But you just go to do the whole research and work by yourself, also on things that others doesn't see like important to them, so they doesn"t even start thinking about to move anywhere forward. So thank you for your obsession, exploration and sharing all of that! you spent some time on! :)

[@senior_ranger]

No silence, no peace! I've long-subscribed for just these sort of videos. I'm less motivated by the premise of the title than by my quest for elusive silence. As I awoke to omnipresent noise a recent morning, I lay there pondering all that stands between me and my fantasy of total silence. A litany of noises began to develop: emergency vehicle sirens, dogs barking, birds sounding off, the upstairs neighbor dropping ____________ on his floor, a radio/TV/soundsystem of said upstairs neighbor, vehicle backup alarms, the incessant drone from a distant Interstate Highway, ceiling fans, caterwauling children in a nearby yard, car doors slamming, the rattles of a refuse truck, refrigerator motor, water moving through baseboard heating radiators, computer fans, wind, aircraft overhead (and the relentless alert of listening for a change in the sound suggesting a need to scramble under a table or bed), toilets flushing, alarm clocks, chirping smart phones, rustling leaves, waves crashing, distant dogs barking, a distant wood chipper, lawn mowers, leaf blowers, chain saws. nail drivers, augmented car exhaust systems, string trimmers, fireworks, a public address announcement from a nearby middle school, vacuum cleaners, microwave ovens, locomotive airhorns 20 feet from my front door --- to name a few. I've always had extraordinary hearing, and in testing for a state government job was rated some of the best ears ever tested. For this reason, the possibility that incessant noise might by converted to useful energy made me hope for the possibility of a more peaceful, less stressful world. Thanks for a modicum of hope!

[@TheQxY]

A while ago I applied for a PhD position which was about using these concepts to make analog voice recognition chips. Imagine a analog resonator which is exactly tuned to only resonate when it is excited by a certain phrase (such as OK Google or Hey Siri, etc). This would allow the chip to use zero energy in passive mode, and only turn on the rest of the voice recognition chip after it's been activated.

[@SquiddyKy]

As someone who subscriped *for* the sound-related science content (and then branched off into finding all your other stuff fascinating too), please do keep it up! This side of physics is criminally underrepresented in general science knowlege, and you present it in a fantastic way

[@DAMAGR]

Love the science. I'm a huge nerd and life long musician. Never seen science oriented explanations like these until this channel. Keep it up.

[@suleimanali6031]

one of the best ones yet. love how you snuck in a ton of great tips for research into an innocuous title.

[@marknelson3511]

Thank you for this information 👍 I’m 54 and never put this together in my head before.my curiosity in sound energy just started today. Great video!

[@Dilworthy]

keep on with the clever shtuffs! It tickles my brain the most delightful way and although I'm a huge geek in the realms of music gear and production, the way sound plays such a big part in science, manipulation of matter, etc. really engages me. ie, loving your work man!

[@thesquillyexperience9442]

Hey I havent watched a video in awhile but I love your nerdy stuff & explaining sound via how it effects physical world. like sound as weapons or this video. very appreciative

[@DickieAlanStudios]

At 80 y.o. and compared to others on this channel, I know virtually NOTHING about your work. BUT, I am deeply fascinated and recognize your footprints as being precursors of the next energy revolution -- and there WILL be one soon and surprising. I enjoy as well your highly interesting side journeys into areas like songwriting about which I am VERY much at home. Keep up your great work. I have subscribed and look forward to more of your highly intriguing explorations.

[@t9h3m]

Yep, this is the first time I've had this video recommended, and I've been following you since when this channel was called "Benn & Gear". Damn you, algorithm! What a cool video, I love the experiment and I'd learned much more than I expected!

[@claytonromero13]

Godddddddamn Benn! Though I’m starting to sound like a broken record, thanks for yet again opening my eyes to more things I never knew existed.

[@saikousocial]

You've been producing some absolute bangers, lately!

[@Thee-_-Outlier]

Piezoelectric devices, among other sources, turned sounds like thunder into electric current and were used to grow crops better. Our ancestors employed these devices in Agriculture. Its called electroculture. It entails copper wire wrapped around a long stick stuck in the ground. the copper is coiled to the top and beyond the sticks's length. Then you place quartz in the coiled top because quarts is like a piezzo. Basically this device gathers electricity from the atmospheric conditions and creates a current going into the soil. This is without the quartz. With the quartz added, it gathers more electricity from wind and noise because it's piezoelectric. This increases the current when compared to not using quartz. Look into electroculture. The issue is that most vids don't seem to be aware of the quartz and the piezoelectric benefits, although our ancestors did.

[@petthehomeless]

Benn, imo these science videos are what set you apart from the other music youtubers. I love me some synth showcase stuff as much as the next guy. But to me the research of audio for other practical (or impractical) purposes is much more interesting. Please please keep doing these

[@michaelspencer-arscott]

All your content is immensely valuable. Thank you for your fascinating work!

[@JarubiSC]

Ive been searching on this topic for a while, great video!

[@jerrymartin79]

Absolutely FANTASTIC!! Learned so much here and you really present it all in such an engaging way. Inspired to learn and read more. Keep it up!!!

[@gordon7478]

I really enjoy your vaguely music adjacent science content. I also enjoy your music content. Keep doing whatever you do and I'll keep watching all of it.

[@Benditlikehim]

The science videos are my favourite. To be brutally honest I don't really care what some piece of hardware I'm never going to own is like. Much more interested in hearing your ideas and thoughts! Keep on the good work.

[@vicely622]

Awesome Video!!! I really liked the way of explaining and the depth. 👍 Hopefully you'll get the quantum computer, I want to see it in action 🤯

[@sharpsrain8302]

I've wondered about this thx for making the vid 🙏

[@DaKink]

Cool stuff! Didn't really get all of it but it might be a great rabbit hole to dive down again. Thank you for making these video's mate :)

[@usualatoms4868]

Always up for more of your science videos. The nerdier the better!

[@Palooka37]

Stuff like this makes me even happier that I joined your Patreon. Thanks Benn.

[@lburger404]

I love the deep dive sound science stuff! Please make more like this!

[@bradschumacher419]

Incredible stuff, Benn! We're here for it!

[@BriManeely]

I may have a limited understand of this, but I'm always happy to expand my learning. Thanks for your work and research!

[@laptoples]

I love these kinds of videos !!! These and your product assessment videos are what made me subscribe to you ! Thanks for all you do ! Love the sarcasm in some of the videos. Totally cracks me up ! Have a great day !!! 😁👍

[@plantfan2739]

love these videos! i get so excited to learn some crazy shit i never imagined possible

[@evanfuture]

I'm happy you choose to make these videos, at least, whether enough folks watch them all the way through or not.

[@mattnieri1202]

LOVE THIS!!! Thank you, Benn!

[@nicks.8003]

@5:10 I'm pretty sure lounge music creates the highest MW/h. We're saved!

[@frednobel303]

Benn is a treasure on this platform.

[@galzajcytmu6659]

Great video. I'm a 2nd year physics student. In our statistical thermodynamic course we quite recently used phonon and magnon waves Debye model to calculate thermal energy, specific heat and some other properties of materials. For the first approximation (einstein model) you can view atoms like separate (motion of one not affecting another). Then the energy of an atom is just that of a linear harmonic oscilator: \hbar \omega (n_x + n_y + n_z + 3/2). From there it' s a trivial exercise to calculate other things. It turns out however that einsteins model works well at high temperatures but it's completely wrong for the low temperatures. But it turns out, that the Debye model despite how strange it seems gives correct results, also at low temperatures. The derivation was super long with a ton of approximations so it truely seems like a miracle that such a far fetched model works so well.

[@TheWrxrally]

Keep making these! It's absolutely fascinating!

[@vincentizghra6144]

Hope you're doing what you like. I'm out though, I was mostly interested in the music, and even the brain video wasn't really anything about music. Have a great time. I'll always listen to your albums

[@cozyCREATIVEhub]

Thanks a lot. Your video really gave me more information

[@ANSWERTHECALLOFJESUSCHRIST]

2:22 I was wondering where I've seen that before and I remembered it's on shopping plastic bags. 😅

[@MatthewHiltner]

I'm surprised that videos like these don't do well. I find it not just interesting, but important, to understand the science behind things I find aesthetically pleasing/displeasing.

[@ChrisEchoesMusic]

Longtime subscriber and I’m watching this and all the science videos. Thanks for making them.

[@wyattschirrick6437]

This video felt like an everyday engineering video but for audio engineering. Big fan!

[@lineikatabs]

Benn, I'll never at any point click away from your nerdy sound physics video's. Ever. Never ever!

[@dmitriy7861]

Wow, this is an amazing video! It is interesting, informative, and truly funny. Just like any other of your science learning videos. I stumbled on your channel a few weeks ago and only wish I had done it earlier.

[@alc202]

I just want to say I love these videos! thank you for making this

[@elliotmarks06]

Awesome video! You actually got me to laugh out loud a couple times, which is pretty hard to do!

[@RigsbySmith]

Can’t believe I wasn’t already subscribed. Yes to videos like this.

[@gerarddip]

I have to say, your channel is my favorite recent discovery.

[@stockstreamtwitch]

Great video dude. Keep up the awesome work and information. I enjoy your editing too. 👍

[@jesuslovestoastyaya]

Love the science too. This one was a bit complex for me to understand (second half at least) but I really liked it nonetheless and hope you make more!

[@ittixen]

I was tempted to skip this one because I knew the answer was "no", but I'm so glad I clicked, this is fascinating stuff! You have a habit of highlighting interesting perspectives and details.

[@briannolan]

This stuff is awesome Benn. Commenting for the algorithm!

[@ADHDnB]

my friend is currently writing their final uni paper on something exactly like this! amazing vid :)

[@rayonism]

Leaving a comment in support of the science/sound/etc content. Love it!

[@NotoriousBlake]

You kept me interested through to the end. I didn't have high hopes that you were going to be powering a home with noise pollution though. Excellent video anyhow, thank you.

[@ApolloMclaren]

Love these videos pls do more

[@dexterman6361]

Please continue these science videos, I've been binging them haha Thaank you!

[@MarioGodoyMusic]

Loved this one. Thanks, Benn.

[@karmatosed7211]

You should make these type videos a series called something like Benn’s Rabitholes or The Benn Jordan Rabithole Extravaganza, or.. well you get the idea. My point is you fall down some of the most interesting rabitholes. It’s kinda one of the things that sets you apart.

[@joels7605]

Your science videos are the best ones! Keep making them good buddy.

[@Ultrafone68]

Yes, please continue making science videos! I enjoy the whole breadth of your topics!

[@iskariot3180]

just feeding the algo because i want more like this! So much knowledge, and yet here i am distracted by a green ball passing through your ears

[@CygentaOmicron]

This is probs my fav video. TY for introducing me to phonons :O

[@TRVST17]

love these videos Benn!

[@s90210h]

this is the content with actual content! TIL and that is priceless

[@TAR3N]

Id like to see a separate channel where the entire theme is science of sound. You’re the first science/youtuber that acknowledges the infinite amount of variables in measurement and accepts that it changes the outcome of a theory based on which measurement you are using or the context of such .

[@Aidan_Dissonance]

It is so lovely that you decided to adopt Venus as your grandson. He is so lucky

[@peteleoni9665]

1. Play bass note through subwoofer around 60 hz will do. 2.properly connect an led across raw speaker of at least 6" Place speaker facing sub around a few inches 4. Note led light up. 5. Next ?

[@xeniebaby]

The science-y videos are my fav kind of content!

[@mubakka2642]

the science content has been my fav content of yours thus far. So much so its become the impetus for my masters research.

[@marmactwins]

Ok maybe I need a few sequels to some of this science to get the full picture, but I’m a bit illiterate to this science to begin with. Having said that, you should know I learned a lot. I stuck with the video through to the end and was disappointed when it was over. Your a great, great teacher!

[@PaulvanEgmond]

Thank you so much for mentioning sonic crystals... I hadn't heard of them (it?) and I'm now curious to find out if configurations of these might mitigate LFN from wind turbines.

[@henninghoefer]

I love these videos. You're like a modern renaissance man!

[@TechnicalGamingChannel]

I wonder if it would make for an interesting video measuring what makes more of a sound when you hit something, the thing doing the hitting or the object being hit. Imagine isolating the sound of a drumstick’s vibration when it hits a drum. Might be cool

[@russellzauner]

Most sound produced in nature is a byproduct of inefficiencies in systems as they operate (unless they're intended to make a sound). But you can literally hear electricity if you're under the right power lines (yes, it is easily harvestable but that's not the point right this second). I have actually proposed a voice activated power on mode for devices that utilized the input energy of your voice to disrupt its off state, basically a true voice activated device that could use literally zero power until you spoke to it. I only suggested it a few times before i got tired of being either laughed out of conference rooms or told I was insane; usually both. Thanks for the validation, even if it's only meaningful to me in a tangentially anecdotal way. That was nice to have today.

[@cornoc]

would love to see more about those sonic crystals and how they interact with different sound sources

[@-RAV3N]

great nerdy videos! The bat one was really fun also.

[@-RAV3N]

Also have you seen cavitation bubbles and sonoluminescence that occurs as a result? It's something really cool! If anyone reading this has never heard of it and likes these types of videos look it up there's great videos of it on YT! Although it's hard to find videos of all the different types.

[@randommcranderson5155]

phonons are not fundamental. They are a vibration in a lattice that itself may be made of particles that may be fundamental depending on the scale and medium. It's a quantization of a wave but is not an actual particle - its a conceptual psuedo-particle that describes the behaviour of deviation in a crystal lattice from its equilibrium position. The photon is part of the standard model, the phonon is not.

[@-RAV3N]

@@randommcranderson5155 guess I really misunderstood then. Thanks for clarification. Fixed my comment.

[@randommcranderson5155]

@@-RAV3N there's a lot of confusion about what a phonon actually is, especially in bite size sciency music related videos like this. Science inclined musicians wish that something like a phonon would be a fundamental particle, and I understand why, but thats just not the case, and sometimes these videos dont do a good job really explaining what a phonon is and if it really exists or not.

[@snowjade]

Absolutely loved this video!