Tacoma Narrows Bridge (1940) Billah and Scanlan (1991) reported that in fact, many physics textbooks (for example Resnick et al. and Tipler et al.) wrongly explain that the cause of the failure of the Tacoma Narrows bridge was externally forced mechanical resonance. Resonance is the tendency of a system to oscillate at larger amplitudes at certain frequencies, known as the system's natural frequencies. At these frequencies, even relatively small periodic driving forces can produce large amplitude vibrations, because the system stores energy. For example, a child using a swing realizes that if the pushes are properly timed, the swing can move with a very
When Something Is Wrong with My Baby A cover by American country music artist Joe Stampley peaked at number 67 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart in 1985. American folk-rock band Dawes has covered this song a multitude of times live, sung at some shows by Lenny Goldsmith, father of Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith. When Something Is Wrong with My Baby "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" is a classic hit song, a soul ballad, written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, recorded in Memphis and sung by Sam & Dave, and first released in 1967 by Stax Records. The song is featured in 2012