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sleepyjeff
12-10-2005, 10:26 AM
Ok, I don't know if this qualifies for the Egg Head section but here goes:
My house has hardwood floors(original from the late 50s) that seem sound when walked, jumped, skipped, and thundered upon by My Wife, Son, his friends and myself.........but when our little 16 pound Basset/Dashund mix simply trots upon certain sections of the floor it's like a California Earthquake; dishes rattle, drinks slosh, and basically he can make a whole room shake???
We just don't get it.....how can such a little amount of weight make the house shake so much when far greater weights cause no vibrations whatsoever:confused:
Kevy Baby
12-10-2005, 10:42 AM
It's the magic of the Basset/Dashund mix.
Capt Jack
12-10-2005, 12:14 PM
vibration frequency? his wee lil legs (not to mention having twice as many)cause more waves per second than the std human footsteps? also might be hitting certain loose floorboards individually than most humans would tend to miss or spread their weight more evenly.
/shug
CoasterMatt
12-10-2005, 12:20 PM
The dog just roxors! :)
Not Afraid
12-10-2005, 02:33 PM
I don't know. Our cats cause no more shaking to the house on the hardwood floors than Chris or I. We are on a raised foundation with lathe and plaster walls built in the late 20's. It could just be the building style.
sleepyjeff
12-10-2005, 07:03 PM
Thanks Jack, that's probably it.
Lisa; We have a cat that causes no vibrations either....then again most cats I know do tend to tread softly;)
Snowflake
12-11-2005, 08:29 AM
Thanks Jack, that's probably it.
Lisa; We have a cat that causes no vibrations either....then again most cats I know do tend to tread softly;)
Mine sound like a thundering herd when they are chasing one another! ;)
That said, there are some creaky floor boards just outside the kitchen, make not a sound when I hit them, when the cats walk over them, treading softly, the boards squeak loudly.
€uroMeinke
12-11-2005, 11:23 AM
also might be hitting certain loose floorboards individually than most humans would tend to miss or spread their weight more evenly.
/shug
You could perhaps test this one out by wandering about your house in a pair of appropriately pointy high heels?
I love the scientific method
wendybeth
12-11-2005, 11:45 AM
You could perhaps test this one out by wandering about your house in a pair of appropriately pointy high heels?
I love the scientific method
Of course, we'll need photographic documentation. Purely for scientific reasons, of course.
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