The Actual Mathematics of Popping Champagne Corks

Thanks to Helen Czerski for making the video with me!
https://www.helenczerski.net/

Helen is physicist, oceanographer and broadcaster in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University College London.

You should check out her book Storm in a Teacup.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0393248968?_encoding=UTF8&tag=stanupmath-20

Watch the Helmholtz equation working out on my second channel:
https://youtu.be/shwddzmF-vQ

If you need a gif of the champagne cork popping you can download this one.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pvf9dfyg06r3m7t/champagne-gif.gif?dl=0

Previously I used a spectrogram app to measure how fast a fidget spinner can move.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWCAlJ1vsqc

I use the SpectrumView app, but there are loads of spectrogram apps out there.
http://www.oxfordwaveresearch.com/products/spectrumviewapp/

CORRECTIONS
- There is a five-second audio glitch at 10:30 and a second at 15:31 when some wild reverb appears.
- At 16:02 I got the “tempurature” spelling wrong! First spotted by planetsoccer99.
- Let me know if you spot any other mistakes!

Thanks to my Patreon supporters who made this possible. Here is a random subset:

Sebastian Lykke Hansen
Simon Hutchings
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Music by Howard Carter
Filming and editing by Trunkman Productions
Design by Simon Wright


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