MadSci Network: Biochemistry |
I've come across the following quote before, and I'd like to know if there's any truth to it. In addition to harmful, irregular beats in rock music, shrill frequencies prove to also be harmful to the body. Bob Larson, a Christian minister and former rock musician, remembers that in the 70's teens would bring raw eggs to a rock concert and put them on the front of the stage. The eggs would be hard boiled by the music before the end of the concert and could be eaten. Dr. Earl W. Flosdorf and Dr. Leslie A. Chambers showed that proteins in a liquid medium were coagulated when subjected to piercing high-pitched sounds. http://www.cerebromente.org.br/n15/mente/musica.html Bob Larson isn't what I would consider a trustworthy source, but I was wondering if this was true, and if so, what the implications are for concert goers. It seems unlikely, but are harmful blood clots possible? The original research paper (from 1936!) can be found at http://www.jbc.org/cgi/reprint/114/1/75 Thanks!
Re: Acoustical coagulation of protein?
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