Comments on: Side-to-Side, or Up-and-Down? http://magazine.goodvibes.com/2007/01/17/side-to-side-or-up-and-down/ Your Weekly Dose of Sex and Culture Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:16:06 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: MIke http://magazine.goodvibes.com/2007/01/17/side-to-side-or-up-and-down/comment-page-1/#comment-14873 MIke Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:16:10 +0000 http://magazine.goodvibes.com/2007/01/17/side-to-side-or-up-and-down/#comment-14873 When the power of vibrations is being discussed, there are other "physics" type questions that are risen. The word "power" in reference to a vibration can be misleading. Vibration, in terms of simple harmonic motion (referenced above by the example of the pendulum etc.), can be represented by a wave graph (think sin and cosin graphs from high school geometry). "Power," in its most common usage, would refer to the height of the wave. Frequency, however is the distance between two wave peaks. Thus, two vibrations can be said to have the same amount of "power," but because of the variations in frequency can have drastically different feels. For example, a vibrator may have more than ample power but, because of a slower frequency, seem weak to a user. The reverse, of course, may also be true. Just some thoughts from a perverted nerd. When the power of vibrations is being discussed, there are other “physics” type questions that are risen. The word “power” in reference to a vibration can be misleading. Vibration, in terms of simple harmonic motion (referenced above by the example of the pendulum etc.), can be represented by a wave graph (think sin and cosin graphs from high school geometry). “Power,” in its most common usage, would refer to the height of the wave. Frequency, however is the distance between two wave peaks. Thus, two vibrations can be said to have the same amount of “power,” but because of the variations in frequency can have drastically different feels. For example, a vibrator may have more than ample power but, because of a slower frequency, seem weak to a user. The reverse, of course, may also be true.

Just some thoughts from a perverted nerd.

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