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vntok on June 21, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: YouTube's new anti-adblock measures

How can dissipating be more effective than reflecting? Wouldn't you need multiple dense rows of trees to reach the efficacy of a single pane of sound-reflecting material?

mensetmanusman on June 21, 2025 [–]

Impedance matching (dissipation) converts more energy into heat while also reflecting and transmitting energy as sound waves.

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