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Each card represents a unique cymatics phenomenon. Hover to reveal its frequency signature. Click to explore the full experiment.

200Hz – 6kHz
MediumSand on metal
PatternNodal lines

Chladni Plate Resonance

Low Risk

Sand traces the invisible geometry of standing waves — symmetric, fractal, endlessly complex.

30Hz – 80Hz
MediumNon-Newtonian fluid
PatternTendrils

Cornstarch on Speaker

Low Risk

Oobleck defies gravity, sprouting finger-like tendrils that pulse with each bass vibration.

50Hz – 300Hz
MediumRice grains
PatternJumping clusters

Rice on Speaker Cone

Low Risk

Rice grains bounce and self-organize into shifting clusters, mapping the invisible pressure landscape of a speaker cone.

400Hz – 4kHz
MediumSalt on metal
PatternGeometric mandala

Salt Mandala

Low Risk

Fine salt crystallizes into intricate mandala patterns, each one a unique fingerprint of the frequency that created it.

10Hz – 200Hz
MediumWater
PatternConcentric rings

Water Surface Cymatics

Low Risk

A thin film of water becomes a liquid mandala — rings within rings, each one a frequency made visible.

300Hz – 900Hz
MediumGlass + water
PatternStanding waves

Wine Glass Resonance

Low Risk

A singing wine glass reveals standing wave modes as water dances at its resonant frequency.

20Hz – 120Hz
MediumFerrofluid
PatternSpikes

Ferrofluid Resonance

Moderate Risk

Magnetic nanoparticles erupt into alien spires, each spike a perfect balance of magnetic and gravitational force.

50Hz – 500Hz
MediumLaser on membrane
PatternLissajous figures

Laser Membrane Patterns

Moderate Risk

A laser bouncing off a vibrating membrane traces ghostly Lissajous figures in real time.

100Hz – 600Hz
MediumPropane flame
PatternStanding wave nodes

Rubens' Tube

High Risk

Flames dance in precise mathematical formation, mapping the pressure landscape of sound.

70Hz – 110Hz
MediumSand grains
PatternAcoustic emission

Singing Sand Dunes

Low Risk

Certain desert sands emit a sustained, haunting tone when disturbed -- nature's own cymatics.