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Sound by the Pound: Surprising Discovery Hints Sonic Waves Carry Mass
Some sounds might possess a tiny but measurable amount of negative gravitational mass
www.scientificamerican.com
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And although the amount of mass carried by the phonons is expected to be tiny—comparable with a hydrogen atom, about 10–24 grams—it may actually be measurable. Except, if you were to measure it, you would find something deeply counterintuitive: The mass of the phonons would be negative, meaning they would fall “up.” Over time their trajectory would gradually move away from a gravitational source such as Earth. “If their gravitational mass was positive, they would fall downward,” Penco says. “Because their gravitational mass is negative, phonons fall upwards.”