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324: Helium Alligators

324: Helium Alligators

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Have you ever wondered if a hit of helium would change the sound of an alligator's bellows? Lucky for us, there are scientists out there who wanted to know.









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BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-54197198





Kyoto University Ig Nobel announcement: https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/news/2020-09-29





YouTube resonance to vocalize: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz-plqEyxik





Science: https://www.science.org/content/article/ig-nobel-prizes-reward-research-helium-huffing-alligators-and-knives-made-feces





CNN US: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/18/us/ig-nobel-awards-alligator-helium-scli-scn-intl/index.html





Journal of Experimental Biology: https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/218/15/2442/14244/A-Chinese-alligator-in-heliox-formant-frequencies



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