Additionally, that is one of the benefits for those of us in Michigan. You can lower your beverages in a wire rack while out in the great lakes and they get quite cold even in the middle of an 80-degree summer day.
I went to NMU, in Marquette, where there is another beach with “singing” sand - Little Presque Isle. This is a truly stunning beach, and an under appreciated attraction, known primarily just by locals. When I was in college, it was a county park, but has since been added to the state park system. It also has a small island just off the point (with some interesting geology of its own) that you can usually wade through chest deep water to get to. On a clear night the beach also provides the most spectacular stargazing imaginable.
As a lifetime Michigander, I always assumed that there was an organic component to the chirping of the sand. When you get out of Lake Michigan, for instance, there was always a little residue on you that you shower off when you finished swimming - algae, fish slime, dissolved poop…. I have only recently found your videos (late 2022). Love them. And as far as I am concerned, you are a superstar for producing sci show. I am a middle school social studies teacher and sci show clips get used for education along with many of Hank and John’s other endeavors, like CrashCourse!! Yeah science (and social studies) educators!!
I was so happy to see that you dumped the sand back in. Beaches around the world are having issues with sand being stolen and while the amount you used wouldn't have accounted for much it sets a wonderful example! Great video I had no idea sand could squeak!
Thanks, Eric! I really appreciate that. I know there's a lot I have left to grow in, but I try to think about not just what my words are communicating in these videos, but also what my actions are saying. It's sometimes a small thing, but one that's often on my mind!
My ex-brother-in-law went to Tech and dragged me out there. There was a road to the lighthouse, but we went around to the other side and did a fair hike to the beach. (There were no houses and no beach road then) I thought the singing sand was the absolute coolest thing. The whole Keweenaw is awesome like that
Thank you for posting this! I'm from Australia and we have lots of squeaky sand and I've always wondered what the sound is all about and why some beaches do and others don't!
+1 to this, also live in Australia. Every beach I've been to is squeaky. I also suspect its because of how old geologically speaking, the area is. Even sand out in the desert has a squeakyish tone to it. Not as much as on a beach though.
Maybe if the sand is handled a lot, like in a children's sandbox, it eventually becomes contaminated in some way, maybe "lubricated" by skin oils for example, and that stops the microscopic chattering action that makes the sound.
I have used this video multiple times for friends outside of North America that don't often have beaches like this. I've experienced this kind of sand from Michigan and Minnesota to Florida and California. Apparently it's a very rare phenomenon globally! Thanks for the content, you have a fantastic skill delivering knowledge quickly that is easy to digest.
This might be my favorite video you've put up thus far! Your reaction to the sand still squeaking up on the table was absolutely DELIGHTFUL and brought a lot of joy into my morning. Thank you.
Happy Thanksgiving! Didn’t make it to Bete Grise but I did make it to South Haven Michigan and then on to the dunes at Saugatuck! Wow what clean beaches you have up there! I’m used to the sand along the Southern Shore of Lake Erie, Huntington Beach in fact. You never sink down too far, usually up to your ankles. However, on the path to the beach at Saugatuck, I was sinking down to my ankles. When I got to the beach I sank down to my shin! Good workout for the legs! Then I sat at the base of one of the dunes, the Light house at Holland was on the horizon and the wind was erasing my footsteps…totally cool! Sat down at the base of one of the dunes and then I noticed that I was getting a massage. The sand itself was vibrating. Maybe it was due to the wind, a constant 25 to 30 MPH! My feet and legs needed it. Next time, I’ll see about getting up to Silver Lake! Thank you again for the videos! Love the enthusiasm and the presentation, you do remind me of another gal from Michigan. I guess it’s true you can take the gal out of Michigan, but you cannot take Michigan out of the gal! Blessings to you and yours and Ms. Stacy and her family. Bill Murray
I worried that the squeaking would happen when you stepped on it and would make the same noise as drifted snow, which I cannot stand. It sends shivers up my spine! This sand seems to be like a crystal glass that sings when rubbed! Very fun and informative!
Singing sands in Door County, too! Wondering if the legend says that the sand won't sing if removed might just be a way to preserve the beach, rather than having the sand removed? Often legends or stories or rituals are passed on to protect a resource!
Writer John Boyle O'Reilly (1844-1890) wrote about his canoe trip down the Susquehanna River, and mentioned a "singing beach" near Athens PA, just south of the border with New York State. This sounds MAGICAL!!
Great work, very interesting! I remember walking on a beach in Cambodia a couple of years ago where every step would squeak quite noticeably with a pretty high pitch. Assuming this was the same phenomenon, now I know why :D
Thanks, Daryl! 🙂 That's super cool! I'd bet it's the same mechanism, too. The research papers I used for this involved sand all around the world, so the general idea seems universal for all squeaky sand, from what I can tell.
Subscribed and "liked" As a fellow Michigander, I find your channel fascinating. I have found that certain beaches in Michigan squeak. Those that have sand white like sugar and have a fine grain usually squeak. It has been about 60 years to learn the "official" reason for this phenomenon. Not sure where you reside in our state, I have family scattered across most of the state. If you are a history buff, I recommend Michigan History Magazine at your local library.
The beach sand here at Muskegon State Park on Lake Michigan squeeks (I say it Barks!). About 3-5 feet away from the wet sand by the lake, if you shuffle your feet in the dry sand it will make this sound. More than about 10 to 15 feet away from the wet sand, and it's quiet. Alexis! Great Videos!
Stayed overnight in a little place off of Lake Huron. The sand at that beach had a kind of squeaky croak to it if you shuffled your feet through it. The sand had little bits if black particles in it.
I can't believe I watched a video on squeaky beaches! I live beside a provincial park in New Brunswick and walk the beach often never imagining sand might squeak😊so gotta check that out this summer! Thanks for another enthusiastic, informative and educational video!
Years ago we took our kids to a beach over on Lake Michigan and did not previously know about this feature of the sand over there… I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered this.. totally freaked…lol.. kids loved it and so did wife..
Alexis! I love your videos. (Obviously still catching up). I watch them like I eat ice cream. Not every day, but with so much delight every time. I've always pondered the difference in the sand from lake to lake and beach to beach. Like how walking Mosquito Beach is such a different experience (and work out) than walking Hoffmaster. I must admit after every video though, I find myself asking the same question: Why don't you live in the UP, ya goofball? Your passion is unparalleled (most certainly on UA-cam). I know I'm way behind chronologically, but keep up the great work!
I have a home near the beach on Lake Michigan in the UP and every other day in the summer I chase tourists away who have 5-gallon buckets wanting to take sand. It adds up!
Here are the singing sand beaches I've been to: US-2 beach, Port Crescent State Park, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Ludington State Park, and Petoskey State Park. I'm sure there are 100s of others but these are the ones that I clearly remember.
Thank you so much for your fun and informative videos about the Copper Country. SciShow, etc are some of my favorite infofun channels and you have brought that spirit of learning in a fun way up here. Awesome. If you ever want some info on places to go and/or good info people up here let me know.
Thank you so much, Jim! I really appreciate that. ☺️ If you have any recommendations for places I should check out, I'd love to hear them! I still feel very new to the area and have a lot to learn. 🙂
Just a thought... But I was thinking removing the sand would effect moisture content, later effecting the friction. SOOOOOO many questions, like is it typically found in northern lakes where it freezes??? Great video!
The sand in Sturgeon bay dose it to. As a kid I always wondered why it did it. Thank you for answering my childhood question lol. Love your videos! And hello from the tip of the mitt ✋️💚
The 'the sand stops singing when you take it away from the beach' might have to do with the humidity of the sand. If you take a sample home and keep it in your AC'd, heated house it's likely to get a lot drier than it would be on the beach.
I used to cycle to the Singing Beach at Manchester-by-the-Sea in Massachusetts last year and it was an amazing discovery. It is also a very scenic coastal ride.
Books describe the Kelso Dunes in California as barking, singing, distant jet, crying. But when I was there I said, "It's like squeak your heel against the bottom of the tub in the bath" and everyone there said I'd nailed it.
Windblown Sandy into an untouched location will sing ! The occurs in S.W. Michingan shore sand dunes and areas where the sandy has blown and remain undistributed !!
There are a few beaches here in Marquette that do the same thing! I've been wondering what it's all about. Fantastic video, thank you! (Came here from Reddit)
I'm pretty sure I set that picnic table up this spring we were working down the road and we moved it to eat lunch, thanks for the explanation of the singing sand I knew the legend just never knew why.
Cool experiment. I'd never heard of squeaking or singing sand before. I'm glad it still squeaks when you put some in a bowl. To be true to the Legend though, I feel you really would have to remove sand from the beach. (Could bring it some place else, same town. Different surface for the sand to be on (one that wouldn't amplify the sound -- i.e., not glass or clean plastic), (maybe put it on earth or wood, or a rock, or metal) and/or spread thin, might 'ruin' the sound. = Those would truly be taking it away from the beach. (You were still at the beach, and using resonant containers.) I'm glad there really is a thing of squeaking sand! And a scientific explanation.
@@AlexisDahl i used to spend whatever vacation time i had up there. Huron Mtns. Love the ancient geology of the place. Most people dont realize that the eastern UP is totally different geologically than the Western. Love your videos!
Okay... hear me out... "Beach Cooking with Alexis" as a new second channel for you. You could always do food science or... bake with metaphors... Either way that sand sounds so cool!!! Definitely going to be the first thing I do when I encounter sand from now on.
Ha ha, I love the idea of trying to have a proper food science channel on a remote beach. 😂 I would get so much use out of a camp stove. Amazing! I hope you find some good squeaky stuff sometime!
I wonder about the moister content and how that impacts the resonance. If the sand dried a bit on trays in the sun and then was added to the bowls, what kind of impact would that have?
@@danr1920 I'm so glad you made it! I'm sorry about the wind, though. If nothing else, I hope you enjoyed the drive out there! It's a great little stretch.
I encountered singing sand in Saugatuck. Also I have heard That Sand is often trucked from lake Michigan across to beaches on Lake Huron for whatever reason. Is it true and if so do you know why?
Very interesting video. I've walked on plenty of beaches like this, where literally every footstep squeaks. Never wondered about why, figured it was just the sand rubbing in a certain way. You can often tell if sand will squeak or not just from the look of it, which makes sense now I know more detail about exactly what type of sand it should be. I've NEVER heard of anyone saying it 'sings' before! It's also strange to me that a phenomenon, that in my experience is fairly common, would develop a local myth. Maybe it's a lot less common in America for some reason?
That totally makes sense! And that's an interesting point about the myth, too. I wasn't able to find how old the myth is, but you might be on to something about squeaky beaches being less common in the US. This is purely anecdotal, so take it with a grain of salt, but the vast majority of beaches I've been on haven't been squeaky. I have a small sample size, though!
To fix it it has to freeze to " fluff" it cross village Beach only time it would sing was in spring sounds like a Prarie dog bark if ya run on it 😀 as the summer progress it does it less
Ha ha, you make a fair point! On my end, I couldn't guarantee when I was going to visit that beach again, so I figured I'd rather play it safe than sorry. But it's an intriguing idea, for sure!
Additionally, that is one of the benefits for those of us in Michigan. You can lower your beverages in a wire rack while out in the great lakes and they get quite cold even in the middle of an 80-degree summer day.
I went to NMU, in Marquette, where there is another beach with “singing” sand - Little Presque Isle. This is a truly stunning beach, and an under appreciated attraction, known primarily just by locals. When I was in college, it was a county park, but has since been added to the state park system. It also has a small island just off the point (with some interesting geology of its own) that you can usually wade through chest deep water to get to. On a clear night the beach also provides the most spectacular stargazing imaginable.
As a lifetime Michigander, I always assumed that there was an organic component to the chirping of the sand. When you get out of Lake Michigan, for instance, there was always a little residue on you that you shower off when you finished swimming - algae, fish slime, dissolved poop….
I have only recently found your videos (late 2022). Love them. And as far as I am concerned, you are a superstar for producing sci show. I am a middle school social studies teacher and sci show clips get used for education along with many of Hank and John’s other endeavors, like CrashCourse!! Yeah science (and social studies) educators!!
I was so happy to see that you dumped the sand back in. Beaches around the world are having issues with sand being stolen and while the amount you used wouldn't have accounted for much it sets a wonderful example! Great video I had no idea sand could squeak!
Thanks, Eric! I really appreciate that. I know there's a lot I have left to grow in, but I try to think about not just what my words are communicating in these videos, but also what my actions are saying. It's sometimes a small thing, but one that's often on my mind!
My first thought when she talked about doing the experiment I thought "oh no!" So, ALSO grateful that she didn't remove the sand from the beach!
The sound is more like an eerie moaning. It's a beautiful sound and the legend fits
*Me sitting at home with hundreds of pounds of hand picked agates, and other semi precious gems* way to make me feel guilty.
Who tf steals sand 😂
My ex-brother-in-law went to Tech and dragged me out there. There was a road to the lighthouse, but we went around to the other side and did a fair hike to the beach. (There were no houses and no beach road then) I thought the singing sand was the absolute coolest thing. The whole Keweenaw is awesome like that
Thank you for posting this! I'm from Australia and we have lots of squeaky sand and I've always wondered what the sound is all about and why some beaches do and others don't!
Ah, I love it! Thanks for stopping by and leaving me a note. Enjoy the squeaky beaches! :)
+1 to this, also live in Australia. Every beach I've been to is squeaky. I also suspect its because of how old geologically speaking, the area is. Even sand out in the desert has a squeakyish tone to it. Not as much as on a beach though.
Maybe if the sand is handled a lot, like in a children's sandbox, it eventually becomes contaminated in some way, maybe "lubricated" by skin oils for example, and that stops the microscopic chattering action that makes the sound.
I have used this video multiple times for friends outside of North America that don't often have beaches like this. I've experienced this kind of sand from Michigan and Minnesota to Florida and California.
Apparently it's a very rare phenomenon globally!
Thanks for the content, you have a fantastic skill delivering knowledge quickly that is easy to digest.
This is such kind feedback! Thank you for sharing the video with friends, and I appreciate the kind words.
This might be my favorite video you've put up thus far! Your reaction to the sand still squeaking up on the table was absolutely DELIGHTFUL and brought a lot of joy into my morning. Thank you.
Aw, that really means a lot - thank you! ☺️ I'm hoping to start doing more things like this, so I'm glad you enjoyed it!
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Happy Thanksgiving! Didn’t make it to Bete Grise but I did make it to South Haven Michigan and then on to the dunes at Saugatuck! Wow what clean beaches you have up there!
I’m used to the sand along the Southern Shore of Lake Erie, Huntington Beach in fact. You never sink down too far, usually up to your ankles. However, on the path to the beach at Saugatuck, I was sinking down to my ankles. When I got to the beach I sank down to my shin! Good workout for the legs! Then I sat at the base of one of the dunes, the Light house at Holland was on the horizon and the wind was erasing my footsteps…totally cool! Sat down at the base of one of the dunes and then I noticed that I was getting a massage.
The sand itself was vibrating. Maybe it was due to the wind, a constant 25 to 30 MPH! My feet and legs needed it. Next time, I’ll see about getting up to Silver Lake! Thank you again for the videos!
Love the enthusiasm and the presentation, you do remind me of another gal from Michigan. I guess it’s true you can take the gal out of Michigan, but you cannot take Michigan out of the gal!
Blessings to you and yours and Ms. Stacy and her family.
Bill Murray
I worried that the squeaking would happen when you stepped on it and would make the same noise as drifted snow, which I cannot stand. It sends shivers up my spine!
This sand seems to be like a crystal glass that sings when rubbed!
Very fun and informative!
A favorite past time when I was young. Walking the beach shuffling along listening to the sound.
Singing sands in Door County, too! Wondering if the legend says that the sand won't sing if removed might just be a way to preserve the beach, rather than having the sand removed? Often legends or stories or rituals are passed on to protect a resource!
Oh, cool! And I was also wondering if it might've just been a preservation thing! I wouldn't be at all surprised.
Writer John Boyle O'Reilly (1844-1890) wrote about his canoe trip down the Susquehanna River, and mentioned a "singing beach" near Athens PA, just south of the border with New York State. This sounds MAGICAL!!
Great work, very interesting! I remember walking on a beach in Cambodia a couple of years ago where every step would squeak quite noticeably with a pretty high pitch. Assuming this was the same phenomenon, now I know why :D
Thanks, Daryl! 🙂 That's super cool! I'd bet it's the same mechanism, too. The research papers I used for this involved sand all around the world, so the general idea seems universal for all squeaky sand, from what I can tell.
For a state I’ve never really wanted to visit, you sure make Michigan look beautiful.
Subscribed and "liked" As a fellow Michigander, I find your channel fascinating. I have found that certain beaches in Michigan squeak. Those that have sand white like sugar and have a fine grain usually squeak. It has been about 60 years to learn the "official" reason for this phenomenon. Not sure where you reside in our state, I have family scattered across most of the state. If you are a history buff, I recommend Michigan History Magazine at your local library.
The beach sand here at Muskegon State Park on Lake Michigan squeeks (I say it Barks!). About 3-5 feet away from the wet sand by the lake, if you shuffle your feet in the dry sand it will make this sound. More than about 10 to 15 feet away from the wet sand, and it's quiet. Alexis! Great Videos!
Thank you for some really cute informative and fun videos about the mighty UP. You do a great job explaining and informing!!!
Thanks so much! I'm glad you've been enjoying them. The UP is a gem, for sure!
This has inspired me to visit this beach when we take our son up to Michigan tech. 😁
I *LOVE* the feeling and sound of squeaky beach sand
Stayed overnight in a little place off of Lake Huron. The sand at that beach had a kind of squeaky croak to it if you shuffled your feet through it. The sand had little bits if black particles in it.
This was a very cool format of video Alexis! The on location experiment was a nice touch
Aw, thanks, Patrick! I'm in a phase of experimenting with field shoots, ha. It's been a fun learning experience so far!
LOL. Here in the Upper Peninsula, we have kids that swim/play in Lake Superior. Yooper tough! Love the legend.
I'm so impressed with those kids! It was my first summer in the UP, and I only managed to get in up to my waist, ha ha. Those kids are tough for sure!
I can't believe I watched a video on squeaky beaches! I live beside a provincial park in New Brunswick and walk the beach often never imagining sand might squeak😊so gotta check that out this summer! Thanks for another enthusiastic, informative and educational video!
Years ago we took our kids to a beach over on Lake Michigan and did not previously know about this feature of the sand over there… I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered this.. totally freaked…lol.. kids loved it and so did wife..
Alexis! I love your videos. (Obviously still catching up). I watch them like I eat ice cream. Not every day, but with so much delight every time. I've always pondered the difference in the sand from lake to lake and beach to beach. Like how walking Mosquito Beach is such a different experience (and work out) than walking Hoffmaster. I must admit after every video though, I find myself asking the same question: Why don't you live in the UP, ya goofball? Your passion is unparalleled (most certainly on UA-cam). I know I'm way behind chronologically, but keep up the great work!
Some in Wales at Porthor, called the Whistling Sands.
This was absolutely fantastic. I'm glad I came across this. Thank you for making it
Thanks so much, Greg! I really do appreciate that.
For how many times I’ve walked on that beach I’ve never noticed this 😂
Ha ha, no worries! It's not THE squeakiest beach; I don't know if I would have noticed if I wasn't looking for it!
Reminds me of how we froze our tails off swimming in lower Michigan, Kent Lake and such. But we "enjoyed" it because that's why we were there. :)
Sand Point in Munising sounds like this. I never realized this was unique to certain beaches.
Oh, cool! And totally! I'm not sure what the ratio of squeaky to non-squeaky beaches is, but my guess is that most of them are silent.
I have a home near the beach on Lake Michigan in the UP and every other day in the summer I chase tourists away who have 5-gallon buckets wanting to take sand. It adds up!
I hadn't been on a squeaky beach until MI, for the record
Here are the singing sand beaches I've been to: US-2 beach, Port Crescent State Park, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Ludington State Park, and Petoskey State Park. I'm sure there are 100s of others but these are the ones that I clearly remember.
Thank you so much for your fun and informative videos about the Copper Country. SciShow, etc are some of my favorite infofun channels and you have brought that spirit of learning in a fun way up here. Awesome. If you ever want some info on places to go and/or good info people up here let me know.
Thank you so much, Jim! I really appreciate that. ☺️ If you have any recommendations for places I should check out, I'd love to hear them! I still feel very new to the area and have a lot to learn. 🙂
This is an awesome video, thanks! We have singing sand on the west coast of Scotland as well!
I never thought about why some sand squeaks! Thanks for the awesome informative video!
Just a thought... But I was thinking removing the sand would effect moisture content, later effecting the friction. SOOOOOO many questions, like is it typically found in northern lakes where it freezes??? Great video!
Warren dunes beach sand is unbelievably squeaky. My daughter and I love doing it all the time.
The hilly sections are the best.
The sand in Sturgeon bay dose it to. As a kid I always wondered why it did it. Thank you for answering my childhood question lol. Love your videos! And hello from the tip of the mitt ✋️💚
The 'the sand stops singing when you take it away from the beach' might have to do with the humidity of the sand. If you take a sample home and keep it in your AC'd, heated house it's likely to get a lot drier than it would be on the beach.
I used to cycle to the Singing Beach at Manchester-by-the-Sea in Massachusetts last year and it was an amazing discovery. It is also a very scenic coastal ride.
Oh, man, that sounds beautiful!
FYI - Good Harbor beach near Sleeping bear dunes also "sings" I noticed
Books describe the Kelso Dunes in California as barking, singing, distant jet, crying. But when I was there I said, "It's like squeak your heel against the bottom of the tub in the bath" and everyone there said I'd nailed it.
Nice video! Just saw a video about singing sand and found this one
Very Interesting. Putting on our bucket list to Visit.
My mind is blown. I live 10 minutes from Bete Gris and have never heard of sand singing. Can't wait to try!
Oh, my gosh, amazing! Good luck!
They also say if you take the sand or misplace it you will get cursed or it could even cause death
You can find in a certain along the North shore of Lake Michigan in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan squeaky or zippy sand.
Enthusiasm expounded! Allowed me to revisit this magnificent location
The White sand down on the Panhandle of Florida "squeaks", much like dry snow when sub zero .
0:47 I know exactly where this is... I LOVE this area of the U.P. 🙂
Windblown Sandy into an untouched location will sing ! The occurs in S.W. Michingan shore sand dunes and areas where the sandy has blown and remain undistributed !!
The beach by Kołobrzeg, Poland on the Baltic Sea makes the same sound.
There are a few beaches here in Marquette that do the same thing! I've been wondering what it's all about. Fantastic video, thank you! (Came here from Reddit)
Hey, thanks a ton for stopping by! Glad you enjoyed this!
I'm pretty sure I set that picnic table up this spring we were working down the road and we moved it to eat lunch, thanks for the explanation of the singing sand I knew the legend just never knew why.
Ha ha, oh, amazing! Well, thanks for setting up such a quality spot! :) I'm glad you got to learn more about it.
You can find barking sand in East Mohave in the tall sand dunes near Kiesel
Wrong City or nearly Ghost Town railroad goes through with the museum
Cool experiment. I'd never heard of squeaking or singing sand before. I'm glad it still squeaks when you put some in a bowl. To be true to the Legend though, I feel you really would have to remove sand from the beach. (Could bring it some place else, same town. Different surface for the sand to be on (one that wouldn't amplify the sound -- i.e., not glass or clean plastic), (maybe put it on earth or wood, or a rock, or metal) and/or spread thin, might 'ruin' the sound. = Those would truly be taking it away from the beach. (You were still at the beach, and using resonant containers.) I'm glad there really is a thing of squeaking sand! And a scientific explanation.
After testing it truly away from the beach (and away from resonant surfaces), you could bring the sand back.
I don't know if it changes over time, but many years ago I recall Myrtle Beach, SC sand was very squeaky. Almost annoyingly so.
The UP is so cool. Love your experiment!
It's a great place! Glad you enjoyed the video, too! 🙂
@@AlexisDahl i used to spend whatever vacation time i had up there. Huron Mtns. Love the ancient geology of the place. Most people dont realize that the eastern UP is totally different geologically than the Western. Love your videos!
@@gohibniugoh1668 Oh, that sounds amazing! What a great place for vacation time. Thanks for the kind words! :)
Okay... hear me out... "Beach Cooking with Alexis" as a new second channel for you. You could always do food science or... bake with metaphors...
Either way that sand sounds so cool!!! Definitely going to be the first thing I do when I encounter sand from now on.
Ha ha, I love the idea of trying to have a proper food science channel on a remote beach. 😂 I would get so much use out of a camp stove.
Amazing! I hope you find some good squeaky stuff sometime!
Destin Beach, Florida. Squeaks when you kick it in certain places
The sand on Miners Beach also "sings" when the right dryness.
Good to know Alexis.
That looked like such a fun trip - and yay scientific method!
And, of course, geology. 😎
It definitely was! 🙂 Most of my video research involves reading/synthesizing papers, so it was fun to experiment with something a little different!
I’ve walked on Squeeky Beech in Australia.
Great video! Enjoyed it with my kid!
5:45 when the singing sand hits just right you gotta pull out that stank face.
I wonder about the moister content and how that impacts the resonance. If the sand dried a bit on trays in the sun and then was added to the bowls, what kind of impact would that have?
Next trip to the UP I'm going to that beach. We have driven by that beach countless times.
Have fun! It's such a good spot, even without the singing sand. 🙂
@@AlexisDahl We were there a couple weeks ago, but was really windy and lots of waves made it hard to hear the sand. 😢 Next time.😀
@@danr1920 I'm so glad you made it! I'm sorry about the wind, though. If nothing else, I hope you enjoyed the drive out there! It's a great little stretch.
Another beach that sings is "Singing Beach" at Manchester By The Sea" Massachusetts.
“Be free bangs”
I loled
I encountered singing sand in Saugatuck. Also I have heard That Sand is often trucked from lake Michigan across to beaches on Lake Huron for whatever reason. Is it true and if so do you know why?
Very interesting video. I've walked on plenty of beaches like this, where literally every footstep squeaks.
Never wondered about why, figured it was just the sand rubbing in a certain way.
You can often tell if sand will squeak or not just from the look of it, which makes sense now I know more detail about exactly what type of sand it should be.
I've NEVER heard of anyone saying it 'sings' before!
It's also strange to me that a phenomenon, that in my experience is fairly common, would develop a local myth. Maybe it's a lot less common in America for some reason?
That totally makes sense! And that's an interesting point about the myth, too. I wasn't able to find how old the myth is, but you might be on to something about squeaky beaches being less common in the US. This is purely anecdotal, so take it with a grain of salt, but the vast majority of beaches I've been on haven't been squeaky. I have a small sample size, though!
I always wondered why, thank you for this!
My.pleasure, genuinely! 🙂
Next time you are there you can play "Sparky in the Darky," where you kick the sand at night and you can see sparks!!
The sound of being at the beach in Muskegon
The beach on our Lake Michigan property is squeaky.
Great story
Kinda like Starved Rock in Illinois where Indians jumped off when lover's were kept apart, or the legend as i.heard it.
You should have taken it out for longer. I bet it just like dries out by the time people check it.
Ooh, that's a good thought. I'll add that to the "questions left to investigate" list!
I wonder if like s car ride home makes the sand settle and becomes more packed so they don’t move as freely?
To fix it it has to freeze to " fluff" it cross village Beach only time it would sing was in spring sounds like a Prarie dog bark if ya run on it 😀 as the summer progress it does it less
Great video!
The beach around Cut River Bridge does the same
Oh, cool! I'll have to keep an eye (ear?) out for that next time I'm there!
It crys it doesn’t sing
I notice that singing sand does not contain any organic material...
I would have tried taking it I away away from the actual beech because it could be affected by the air in some way. But probably not
Fun one!
maybe could have tried containers that people in the past would have used. wooden bucket maybe?
I was trying to figure out why you seemed so familiar, and finally did - you sound a lot like Laci Green!
Oh, neat! I just checked out some of Laci's videos - I see what you mean!
Should have taken the sand, done the experiment, and brought it back; an excuse to go back to the beautiful beach. :)
Ha ha, you make a fair point! On my end, I couldn't guarantee when I was going to visit that beach again, so I figured I'd rather play it safe than sorry. But it's an intriguing idea, for sure!
@@AlexisDahl A very sensible approach, of course.
How about a video on schoolhouse beach?
Was this town named after a Wolf was sighted there...?
Bete Grise means Grey Beast in French.
plus Grand Haven, Muskegon…
We have a singing beach in Mass
I think the sand was loude4r in the bowl because the sides of the glass bowl focused the sound waves upward to your face.
You know, I was thinking the same thing while I was reviewing this footage! I totally wouldn't be surprised if that were the case.
This is amazing. I really wanna take my boyfriend to a singing beach now!
fascinating!