Question

Claim, Evidence, Reasoning : It is said that early 20th-century Italian tenor Enrico Caruso could

shatter glass with his high notes.There is no evidence to confirm this claim,
but MythBusters' Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage tested the physics
behind this claim and found that it was possible. Write a scientific
explanation that explains what happens to cause the glass to break.

Answer 1

A glass shatters when a singer hits a high note that matches the glass's natural frequency, causing it to resonate and vibrate until its structural integrity is compromised and it breaks.

Step-by-step explanation:

The phenomenon of a glass shattering when a singer hits a high note involves resonance and the natural frequency of the glass. All objects have a frequency at which they naturally vibrate, known as their resonant frequency. When a performer sings a note that matches the natural frequency of the glass, the sound waves cause the glass to resonate. This resonance means the glass starts vibrating in sync with the sound wave's frequency. If the singer sustains the note at the right volume, and consequently introduces enough energy, the amplitude of the glass's vibrations increases. When the vibrations reach a sufficient amplitude, the structural integrity of the glass is compromised, leading to its shattering.

Answer 2

Answer: It´s question of resonance

Explanation: I think in case of crystal glass it have

certain structure. There are certain frequencies crystal can vibrate.

High sound frequencies resonate, also give energy to structure vibrations and it vibrates more strongly until structure breaks up.