eli5. how do Whistles work? Is there some sort of black magic formula that only whistle makers know ? (background: I’ve been trying to make a wooden whistle) I need a solid’ if this then that’ kind of answer please cos the tutorials I’ve seen have all been wishy washy

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eli5. how do Whistles work? Is there some sort of black magic formula that only whistle makers know ? (background: I’ve been trying to make a wooden whistle) I need a solid’ if this then that’ kind of answer please cos the tutorials I’ve seen have all been wishy washy

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Answer 1

Whistles work by having a slot for air to move through that then hits something that splits the air into two different directions. The part that the ‘air splitter’ is connected to is made of a material, like wood, that will resonate at the frequencies that the disturbed air will vibrate at, which in turn makes the sound of a whistle.

[http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/~guymoore/ph224/notes/lecture23.pdf](http://www.physics.mcgill.ca/~guymoore/ph224/notes/lecture23.pdf)