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ok this is from sound chapter....................why can a person easily recognize the horn of his o

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ok this is from sound chapter....................why can a person easily recognize the horn of his own car,no matter most of the cars use factory made horns of same quality??.............its a work book question......

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Killer Kiran

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30 Apr 2009 22:04:31 IST

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this must be from a psychology chapter....lol......(------thinking-------)

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30 Apr 2009 22:16:38 IST

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pls think think....

Killer Kiran

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30 Apr 2009 22:18:32 IST

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hey can u explain the situation clearly.....

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30 Apr 2009 22:39:02 IST

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why can a person easily recognize the horn of his own car,no matter most of the cars use factory made horns of same quality?

Killer Kiran

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30 Apr 2009 22:46:11 IST

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Assuming that the driver is always inside the car....and applying Doppler effect...the velocity of the driver and the horn is the same [obvious]...so the frequency that the driver hears remains the original frequency of the horn...while other cars[hence horns] are at different velocities wrt to the listener.[most of the cases]..so he hears a higher or a lower frequency...so he will be able to distinguish them...hope this clears the mystery of the similar horns...lol

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30 Apr 2009 22:48:22 IST

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u see the question is not that i mean if u r out the car then also u easily recignize the horn of your car???

Killer Kiran

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30 Apr 2009 22:50:49 IST

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so did my answer clear the problem???

Aditya

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30 Apr 2009 22:54:12 IST

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no my friend...

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30 Apr 2009 22:55:18 IST

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what kiran said is obvious if the person is inside the moving car.........but what if the person is stationary outside the car and hearing its horn while the car is moving.....?! if he still manages to recognize it, then it has got do with the neurological perception of sound........(i never recognize my cars horn standing outside! they all sound same :P)

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30 Apr 2009 22:55:19 IST

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so u mean he will be able to recognize it no matter whether he's in the car or not...

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30 Apr 2009 23:00:35 IST

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no, i dont think so...........thats what i was trying to say..., i cant think of a sensible argument in favour....but when hes in the moving

vehicle, ur explanation seems logical.......

Killer Kiran

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30 Apr 2009 23:01:23 IST

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no the question was to aditya....

Aditya

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30 Apr 2009 23:01:30 IST

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i am talking when he is out of car......

Killer Kiran

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30 Apr 2009 23:07:31 IST

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ok ...now mr A drives the car....he moves through busy streets and he is able to distinguish his cars horn...now this is recorded in the cells of his brain...when he gets out of the car....assume mr invisble horns 4m his car...so his cells will recognise the distict horn and he will distinguish it 4m the other horns* [* effect lasts 4 only 15 mins 4 mr sanjay singhania]

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30 Apr 2009 23:07:40 IST

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Cuz that's one sound he never has to hear behind him in a traffic jam...... Seriously, I can't figure out much physics here.....

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1 May 2009 21:50:22 IST

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myb d quality of d horn deteriorates wid diff speeds 4 diff car horns..so dt mite contribute 2wrds it...

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