Do Quacks Echo? 🦆🤔

[KingD]

I seem to remember reading something a few years ago which said that a ducks quack does not echo.
I forget the reasoning behind their theory but it's something I have been thinking about today.

Has anyone proved it?


Let me know your thoughts because I am genuinely interested to know the answer to this.

Please don't tell me to 'Google it', Google is not a reliable source of information.

 

[casportpony]

Yes:

• https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ducking-the-question/#:~:text=The tests revealed that a duck’s quack definitely,[said]. “Also, a quack is a fading sound.
• https://birdwatchingbuzz.com/does-a-ducks-quack-echo/

 

[Isadora]

We have rolling hills around our house and yes, I have heard my ducks quacking echo

 

[KingD]

Yes:

• https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ducking-the-question/#:~:text=The tests revealed that a duck’s quack definitely,[said]. “Also, a quack is a fading sound.
• https://birdwatchingbuzz.com/does-a-ducks-quack-echo/

That's interesting. Thanks for that!

 

[casportpony]

That's interesting. Thanks for that!

You're welcome!

 

[sourland]

Yes - one call hen can sound like an entire flock.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

An echo is caused by sound waves bouncing off of an object. Humans can hear because our ear drums are a tiny flap of skin that vibrates when it comes in contact with sound waves. It is impossible for a duck quack that we can audibly hear not be able to also cause an echo.

 

[KingD]

An echo is caused by sound waves bouncing off of an object. Humans can hear because our ear drums are a tiny flap of skin that vibrates when it comes in contact with sound waves. It is impossible for a duck quack that we can audibly hear not be able to also cause an echo.

Wow that's pretty techy.
My brain doesn't cope with that sort of stuff.
Thanks though, I think my question has been thoroughly answered.
I can sleep well tonight.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

I'm not quite sure... I was in a place recently where I was hearing echoes, but when a certain loud duck flew across there, she didn't echo...