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A Handy Animated Essay Breaking Down the Inner Workings of Loudspeakers

  • Brian HeaterBrian Heater
  • December 16, 2014

An essay by Animagraffs artist Jacob O’Neal breaks down the inner workings of loudspeakers layer by animated layer.

Speakers push and pull surrounding air molecules in waves that the human ear interprets as sound. You could even say that hearing is movement detection.

O’Neal previously created an animated essay explaining Michael Jackson’s Moonwalk.

Speaker
Speaker

images via Animagraffs

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