The “Helmholtz resonator” concept explains the frequencies of sound produced by clapping the hands together in different configurations.

The researchers used high-speed cameras to track the hand motion, air flow and sound of 10 volunteers clapping, measuring the different frequencies when the size and shape of the cavity between ...

Study: Hand clapping is akin to a Helmholtz resonator Faster clapping yields lower-frequency sounds, as does cupping one's hands while clapping.

In a pivotal scene from the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand, a mutant claps his hands and blasts a shockwave across a battlefield. In a theater somewhere, Sunny Jung watched—and wondered. “It ...

Whether it’s at a concert, play or lecture, we love to show our appreciation by clapping our hands. Laura Hiscott finds out how to get the best sound ...

The study, published in the journal Physical Review Research, shows that the sound of a clap is not just due to two hands smashing into each other.

Scientists finally crack mystery of how clapping generates sound Study finds sound isn’t just from two hands smashing into each other ...

The rationale was that some adults with HFA-ASD who might be attending might have auditory hypersensitivity, and the sound of so much clapping might be quite aversive. What’s wrong with this ...

A fifth-grader has written this blog asking for help with a science project… does anyone have any theories on the sound level (dB) and frequency (Hertz) of the average hand clap? I think he’s ...