Scientists have finally solved the mystery of the physics behind the sound you hear when you clap your hands! The mechanism ...

The Last Stand," a character claps and sends a shock wave that knocks out an opposing army. Sunny Jung, professor of ...

A new paper published in the journal Physical Review Research provides experimental support for the hypothesis that hand clapping essentially acts like a Helmholtz resonator —akin to the hum generated ...

The “Helmholtz resonator” concept explains the frequencies of sound produced by clapping the hands together in different configurations.

What does that mean for the snap sound effect? It’s gone! Replaced by something similar that we here at Polygon are referring to as the “Switch 2 clap.” You can hear it multiple times in the ...

Their transparency level can be set at 50 percent for a long time if there are enough people in the audience believing and clapping for them. The Tinkerbell Effect explains the extreme hype cycles ...