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Amplifier
editThe article says, "The resonator is simply amplifying some frequencies of the ambient noise in the environment...", but passive resonators don't do non-linear or even pseudo-linear amplification. What you are actually hearing is a modification of the impulse response of the ambient_noise-seashell_position-environmental_acoustics-ear_pinnae-inner_ear system. No extra energy is used for power, so it's not amplification. What happens is that some of the sound energy that would go somewhere other than the ear is absorbed by the shell and reflected back into the ear, increasing apparent volume. 4.242.147.234 (talk) 05:49, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
myth?
editIs it a common belief that the sound is actually the ocean? I have always just thought that everyone knew that this was the sound of "an empty small space" and that it is just similar to an ocean sound. j-beda (talk) 18:08, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
Title
editImho the title of the article is not correct. What people are hearing is not a resonance/pure tone of the air in the shell, although the natural frequencies of the shell/ear enclosure play a role. I started a discussion on Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Physics#Seashell_resonance. Perhaps followers of the article can give their input. Thanks, Ellywa (talk) 12:32, 25 September 2023 (UTC)