The duck

United States
January 13, 2007 6:37pm CST
A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why. Did you know that????
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sedel1027
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
14 Jan 07
The myth was busted by Mythbusters in their first season (episode 8). The duck quack does in fact echo. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBusters_(season_1)#Does_a_Duck.27s_Quack_Echo.3F
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littlefranciscan
@littlefranciscan (18327)
• United States
14 Jan 07
Well....hmmm..wonder why all the fact books say others wise:D+
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sedel1027
@sedel1027 (17846)
• Cupertino, California
14 Jan 07
I really don't think anyone really bothered to research this until the mythbusters did the show on it. Form what I remember of the episode the tests they ran were pretty high tech.
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kgwat70
@kgwat70 (13387)
• United States
14 Jan 07
I did not know this or never even though about it. What if you put a duck in a small room? Will it echo then? I am assuming it does not echo since its quack is not loud enough to echo.
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littlefranciscan
@littlefranciscan (18327)
• United States
15 Jan 07
Ha ha...I don't know how true the fact is..It came from a fact book.. And it is repeated in many others..so I wonder ..how they all know this;)+
marciascott
@marciascott (25529)
• United States
14 Jan 07
No I don't know why a duck doesn't echo, Why is that do you know? I don't I never even thought about it?
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shilpa28k
@shilpa28k (1737)
• India
15 Jan 07
Duck - No i don't.
No I don't know.