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Rubens Tube Yule Log

Step 2Understanding the Rubens Tube

Understanding the Rubens Tube
The Rubens Tube is a time honored physics demonstration, seen across this great land since at least last Tuesday. In essence it demonstrates how sound waves bouncing around in a tube create high and low pressure zones which affect the flow of gas through it.

For some really well researched and detailed descriptions you can visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubens_tube
http://www.instructables.com/id/Wiimote-Rubens-Tube%3a-Control-Fire-With-Sound!-And/?ALLSTEPS
http://www.instructables.com/id/The-Rubens_-Tube%3a-Soundwaves-in-Fire!/?ALLSTEPS

But for now, we're going to focus on constructing this festive widget.
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