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IT is well known that solid carbon dioxide produces noises or squeaks when it is brought into contact with metal objects such as a hammer or chisel, and so long ago as 1932 the fact that a bicycle bell could bemade to emit a chattering ring by touching it with the material was brought to my notice by an itinerant vendor of ice–creams1. This strange phenomenon has since been investigated very thoroughly and the results published in a number of papers2. As the solid carbon dioxide method of producing vibrations is in certain respects unique and can be applied to various problems, it seems desirable that a short account of it should be put on record.
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WALLER, M. SOLID CARBON DIOXIDE AS AN EXCITER OF VIBRATIONS. Nature 148, 185–187 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/148185a0
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