[Sticks]

It occured to me that the smilie might be bouncing at a different rate to the smilie.

Is that the case ?

If not, suppose with these two side by side


If they commence to bounce as soon as this page is loaded, how long before they have a synchronised bounce. What would be the time interval between synchronised bounces ?

It reminds me of something we used to do in A Level Physics called Beat Frequency which occurs when you have two slightly dissimilar tones sounding close to each other. They interfere with one another and a separate wave form is created called the beat frequency. This would be observed as a sinosoidial increase and decrease in the volume of the two tones as they cancel and reinforce each other.

I wondered if it would be the case with

In other words I need to get out more

[steve_o]

The little chap on the left seems to be struggling a bit.

[Mairi]

Or to put it more simply, Sticks:

When two sound waves of different frequency approach your ear, the alternating constructive and destructive interference causes the sound to be alternatively soft and loud - a phenomenon which is called "beating" or producing beats. The beat frequency is equal to the absolute value of the difference in frequency of the two waves.

[steve_o]

I'm well impressed

[Mairi]

Or, to put it yet another way, Steve, the little chap on the left seems to be struggling a bit.

[Kaz]

Come clean now, Sticks.

The only reason you've posted up this thread is that you secretly enjoy using the smilies far more than the ones, isn't it?

Go on, you can telll me. I can keep a secret - no-one else need ever know.

[WILDCHILD]

I can't believe we're even discussing the way smilies bounce up and down!! How funny!

[susieq]

In other words I need to get out more

You sure do! Bless your cotton socks. What would we do without you Sticks :-)

[Sticks]

I wonder if the dancing red blob dances at the same rate as the pink elephant

Try comparing

[rachb]

how about these two sticks

[steve_o]

How about this little blokebouncing higher than this little fella.

[Mairi]

We could compare these doggies!!!

[Janette]

I'm getting a headache staring at these daft smilies jumping up and down and wiggling their eyes about etc....

I need a lie down!


: hugesmile:

[LEE]

Aw, I love the doggies Mairi.

[Mairi]

Thank you, Lee

Here's another one, then, just for you.

[steve_o]

Here one for Janette

[Mark]

Well it appears I am bored, so I thought I'd work out this problem lol

The jump heights of the smileys (in pixels) are:

= 3
= 8

So if my maths is right, they bounce on the same spot 1/24 times

The interval time between synchronised bounces - hmmmm, Ill get back to you on that one

- Mark

[Romantic Old Bird]

How desperate are we for something to talk about?!!!

[Romantic Old Bird]

How many splats does this baby:
get in per minute, and does this boy ping more pellets with his catapult?

[BusyBee]

What do we come up when we are really bored? I dread to think.

[steve_o]

Here's another onedo ROBS goldfish swimming around there bowl remember if they've done this a few million times before when they complete a lap. That's another post to the thousand.

[splodge0]

I seem to remember that, like all animals, fish have their own particular memory span, in their case I think it is between 0 and 4 seconds. So if one times a lap round the bowl he may just forget if he has been here before.................

Glad others also understand the theory on complex harmonics.................