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November 07, 2018it will be music to your ears: simple drinking straws creating sounds at different pitches.
what you need:
- straight drinking straws
what to do:
- press the end of a plastic drinking straw flat and cut two triangular shapes off each side to make a pointy end.
- flatten this end some more, then seal your lips around the point, and blow. you will hear a squawky whistle, and the whole straw will vibrate. it's a bit tricky at first, so don't rush or blow too hard.
variations
once you have mastered the simple whistle, you can try these variations.- as you are blowing, use scissors to progressively cut the end shorter and shorter, and listen to the change in the pitch of the sound.
- cut tiny holes into one side to make a straw recorder. place your fingers over different holes to create different notes.
- insert another straw inside
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