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aspheric_cow t1_j4tpg0p wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in What happens to the energy of sound in space? by full_hammer

A tuning fork would not vibrate measuralby faster in vacuum. If air resistance changed its vibration frequency (pitch) by a measurable amount, it would also vibrate slower when its vibration amplitude is less - i.e. its pitch would go down as the vibration decays.

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Mord42 t1_j4u2r5i wrote

> A tuning fork would not vibrate measuralby faster in vacuum.

I'm being incredibly pedantic rn but since a vacuum slightly decreases the damping, the damped frequency would be ever so slightly higher than if the air was there.

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Force3vo t1_j4u9qtb wrote

Which is why they said measurably faster.

It would be faster but not in a way that's really meaningful.

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