Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!brl-tgr!ron From: ron@brl-tgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie) Newsgroups: net.columbia Subject: Re: Re: Shuttle Project? Message-ID: <8218@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Sun, 10-Feb-85 22:39:37 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.8218 Posted: Sun Feb 10 22:39:37 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Feb-85 02:47:27 EST References: <32@pbear.UUCP> <136@bigtuna.UUCP> Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 8 > > > > but if the string is played in vacuum, then the friction of the air > > is removed, and the sutain is much longer. > > > > Sustain of what? No air -- no sound. Sustain of vibration. It still vibrates.