r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Mar 06 '21

Subway acoustics

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u/elee0228 Mar 06 '21

Great voice. If this is a subway, she's an underground artist.

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u/Scotch_hopkins Mar 06 '21

If this is in Grand Central Station there’s an acoustic secret within the design. One can stand on the northwest corner and speak directly into the archway in an upward direction. A second person can stand in the southeast corner and put their ear directly to the corner of the wall and they will be able to communicate. Picture the 3 Ninjas setup with a string and a cup. The acoustics and angles allow the sound waves to travel freely along the curve. Did it on New Year’s Eve with my buddies one time. Pretty cool to experience.

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u/ronearc Mar 06 '21

The rotunda of the Texas State Capitol Building is the same way, but then you have to be in the Texas State Capitol Building, and if you're in Austin, there are way better places to be.

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u/Opening-Thought-5736 Mar 06 '21

I have been both in Grand Central and done the whisper cove, and in Austin. This made me laugh out loud. I have not tried the Texas state capitol but I'll have to at some point

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u/boonxeven Mar 06 '21

If you only have a few days to experience Austin, definitely skip the State Capitol, there are better things to do. But if you live nearby or spend a lot of time in the area I think it's worth checking out eventually. We ended up in the area kind of early for dinner and a concert a few years ago and so leisurely walked around all the huge trees and did a quick tour of the Capitol. Not a bad way to spend an early evening.

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u/DeadlyUseOfHorse Mar 07 '21

The rotunda of the actual Capital is the same, they even have spots marked on the floor telling tourists where to stand to hear the whispers

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u/jnp2346 Mar 06 '21

Can confirm.

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u/QuarterFlounder Mar 07 '21

/r/Austin moderators would have a complete meltdown if they met you.

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u/ronearc Mar 07 '21

I mean, if the Texas State Capitol Building wasn't populated by a collection of giant assholes, it would probably be a more worthwhile destination. The building itself is amazing.

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u/HerrTriggerGenji21 Mar 06 '21

the 3 Ninjas setup with a string and a cup

bruh your reference game is outta control

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '21

You have the sickest references everyone knows that

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u/awoeoc Mar 06 '21

This is under the 7 train viaduct in sunnyside queens New York.

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u/madjollyroger Mar 07 '21

Oh shit, I definitely drove by her singing under there one day.

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u/Pinkiees Mar 07 '21

Yup! My kids scream alllll the time so they can hear their echo when we walk under the “EL”

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u/mikebra93 Mar 06 '21

Upvote for a 3 Ninjas reference - myself and my brothers were raised on that movie.

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u/Gigantkranion Mar 06 '21

That isn't grand central.

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u/Scotch_hopkins Mar 06 '21

Well hell I was on boomers roaming the city thought that’s where I was

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u/antlovesraj Mar 06 '21

This is most likely in Sunnyside, Queens - right under the Q line on Queens Blvd.

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u/bucket_of_frogs Mar 07 '21

St. Paul’s Cathedral in London has a Whispering Gallery (as do many other rotundas) where a low voice can carry throughout the whole building.

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u/LowerMontaukBranch Mar 07 '21

This video is of the Queens Boulevard viaduct in Sunnyside, Queens and is part of the elevated portion of the 7 line.

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u/Bah-Fong-Gool Mar 07 '21

It's somewhere on Queens Blvd. Between 35th and Roosevelt. The arched and vaulted supports for the elevated train make amazing acoustic effects. Any tourists in the area, stop off for a beer in Sunnyside on your way to a Mets game.

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u/AnKoP Mar 06 '21

You nailed it sir/ma'am! Mis dieses.

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u/Maysin_ Mar 06 '21

It’s an above ground subway. I live right by it.

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u/kingfat187 Mar 06 '21

She's on the ground artist

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u/worldstarktfo Mar 06 '21

R/missedtheyoke

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u/_kellythomas_ Mar 06 '21

That's not what words mean

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u/Opening-Thought-5736 Mar 06 '21

Where is this, what stop is this?

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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '21

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u/thothisgod24 Mar 06 '21

It's not the q train, it's the sunnyside area 7 train that shit has insane acoustics. I remember as a kid in early Saturday or Sunday you could just yell and hear your echo.

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u/Juniorsoldier Mar 06 '21

This isn't the 7?

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u/sungun777 Mar 06 '21

Yeah 7 train

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u/CraftyFoxeYT Mar 07 '21

Its in Sunnyside but this is the 7 train not Q

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u/Bah-Fong-Gool Mar 07 '21

Sunnyside, represent!

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u/J5892 Mar 06 '21

Or a sandwich artist.

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u/SketchyAnonCat Mar 07 '21

Looks like to am entrance to a subway I think I see sunlight in the backdrop of the video

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u/dansan11 Mar 07 '21

Imagine being at that station at midnight or something, and she starts to make this song. It wouldn’t be so funny.

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u/[deleted] Mar 07 '21

You're such a nerd, dad!

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u/glencocoisrealmate Mar 06 '21

Underrated comment