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Why blowing across a bottle makes it whistle

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When you blow forcefully across the exact top of an empty bottle, you force a small plug of air to bounce violently up and down into the enclosed neck. This entirely traps the acoustic energy, generating a booming, perfectly steady tone entirely dictated by the internal volume of the glass. It turns literal garbage into a perfectly tuned resonator.

Why blowing across a bottle makes it whistle
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