Marbles Rolling On Ceiling

Andy piacsek a scientist with the acoustical society of america suggests that these sounds might be coming from trapped air inside water pipes.

Marbles rolling on ceiling. I have no marbles in my room. Then like clockwork a crash of marbles roll in every direction in the apartment above yours or at least that s what you think you ve heard. 3 points 6 years ago. There s nothing but a few extra sheets under my bed.

Ceilings are often left undecorated in a home because they are difficult to reach and less noticeable than the walls and the floor. Wilson from the university of texas if there are pipes running horizontally in the space. The generation of sound by water flow and possibly. This sounds like it could be it.

It s late at night. A sudden change in water flow mixed with soapy bubbles will create air pockets that burst and echo through the pipes. However this usually produces a single sound. It stopped for yesterday and i m hearing it again today.

Approximately three months into living here i started hearing something rolling across my living room ceiling every night at around 8 p m. Hence when you hear the sound of the marbles dropping it means that there are spirits visiting your area. How to marble paint a ceiling. Whether it s the rolling sounds of something some extremely exaggerated stomping feet or the dragging of boulders across the floor the neighbors upstairs are somehow always the.

It s the concrete in your ceiling contracting. It sounds like it s coming from under my bed which is sort of freaking me out. You re just about to fall asleep. According to professor preston s.

I usually hear it in the late evenings when the sun is down. The rolling marbles problem sounds interesting and intriguing partly because the answer probably combines different areas of acoustics. This causes a vibration in the pipes and creates the sound of marbles dropping. Sep 25 2020 explore jonathan fields s board marble machines followed by 121 people on pinterest.

It sounded exactly like marbles or stones were being dropped then rolled across the ceiling. My dog also heard the noises and would often look up at the ceiling and start barking. Water bubbles in sanitary pipes. 5 points 6 years ago.

I thought it was just family in the room next to mine. 945 concord street framingham ma 01701 508 872 4420. The sound it creates is similar to that of marbles dropping. As the water flows away or as the air dissipates the sounds that happen might be altered as it moves through the building.

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