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[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Can't sound transfer through the casing even if it's not vibrating air in the process?

[–] Shanmugha@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think I've got your point: that's not whar we call sound, but yes, the showel and casing will reverberate

[–] Shanmugha@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

No, there is a well-known experiment: take something that produces sound, put in a glass, suck air out. Won't hear a thing