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WHISTLING beach sand, which emits a squeak when walked on, can be found in several parts of the world. In general, shear stress produces a spontaneous audiofrequency vibration within the body of the sands, and a plausible outline theory has been suggested by Bagnold1 which seems to fit experimental results amassed over a long time.
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RIDGWAY, K., RUPP, R. Whistling Sand of Porth Oer, Caernarvonshire. Nature 226, 158–159 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/226158a0
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