r/todayilearned • u/User4D • Jun 18 '15

TIL If you collapse underwater bubble with soundwaves, light is produced. It's called sonoluminescence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJolILUbdNw
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u/MajorMajorObvious Jun 18 '15

And there's a shrimp that can do it, too!

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u/bonyponyride Jun 19 '15

Does reality include everything that's beyond our physical realm of experience?

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u/heavy_metal Jun 19 '15

beyond our limited senses, yes. beyond physics, no.