today in Fundamentals of Criminalistic class, Jess, who was standing next ot the helium gas, said that when someone inhale helium, one's vocal chord shrinks (squeezes the air passage), that's why the voice projected sounds high and chipmunky...and in really extreme cases, if this someone were to keep shrinking and expanding one's vocal chords, it'll "explode."
I'm hypothesizing that this shrinking of vocal cords with helium has the same principals as those who sing in a range not normally theirs. Another friend, Stephanie, said a long time ago, that singing in a range not normally yours can damage your vocal chords...
the point is that maybe this two are related...
Another random musing, in class today, we also learned about grooves and lands of gun barrels...they form a spiral inside the cartridges that enable the flying bullet to have a spin. The spin helps it stay in "target."
Spiral, keeping it tight, spinning, and target just reminded me of pairs' figure skating, whenever the guy throws his female partner. The girl rotates in the air, and in order for her to execute her landing, she can't be leaning, she has to stay vertical while she goes through her rotation...this all has to happen really fast...
These are just some thoughts.
Posted by Michael Diezmos at December 1, 2005 7:51 PM