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kleinbl00  ·  2907 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Latest addition to my math park

OOOOOH BE REALLY REALLY CAREFUL

There are few structures with acoustics as shitty as geodesic domes. If you leave it open, you'll be fine. If you put any panels in you're hosed.

The acoustic response of circular and ellipsoidal structures are beyond counterintuitive. You can understand, for example, that standing at one locus of an ellipse and speaking will make for spooky gain at the other locus. However, a conversation within an ellipse is a maddening experience. Likewise, geodomes - had a friend who lived in one and you'd walk around the room and the stereo would go from "mute" to "too loud" and there were places you could stand and hear the bathroom entirely too well.