Great War truck Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 What is this and what is it showing (no jokes about my last trip to the hospital please). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) What is this and what is it showing (no jokes about my last trip to the hospital please). The sound of the guns in France during WW1, heard from London? Edited November 1, 2009 by Marmite!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick W Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) Hiroshima? Edited November 1, 2009 by Marmite!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) The sound of the guns in France during WW1, heard from London? Crikey Richard, that was quick. Yes, quite correct. But to win a Mars bar (from Jacks Christmas variety pack) I need a bit more information. What is relevant about that particular recording. Edited November 1, 2009 by Marmite!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) Crikey Richard, that was quick. Yes, quite correct. But to win a Mars bar (from Jacks Christmas variety pack) I need a bit more information. What is relevant about that particular recording. I seem to think I have seen this before, and it fits well with your interest in WW1. As for the last question...........only a guess, recorded on a disc perhaps, for the first time, wax cylinders prior to that. A Mars bar.........oh thanks, that is more than I get from guessing Clive's Mystery Objects :cry: Edited November 1, 2009 by Marmite!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) You dont have the Mars bar yet. It is still in Jacks warm palm. Good guess on the disc, but not right. Please try again. Edited November 1, 2009 by Marmite!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minesweeper Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) Was it recorded at 11.00 on 11th November 1918? Steve Edited November 1, 2009 by Marmite!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) You dont have the Mars bar yet. It is still in Jacks warm palm. Good guess on the disc, but not right. Please try again. Was it the Battle of the Somme on 1st July 1916? Edited November 1, 2009 by Marmite!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) Yes, you got it right Steve. It is the moment the guns fell silent at 11:00 on the 11th day of the 11th Month. That particular strip of recording represents just 6 seconds of time. Good guess though Richard. Edited November 1, 2009 by Marmite!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bill Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) So what are we actually looking at? It looks like film or is it a seismograph trace on paper? Steve Edited November 1, 2009 by Marmite!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) Yes, you got it right Steve. It is the moment the guns fell silent at 11:00 on the 11th day of the 11th Month. That particular strip of recording represents just 6 seconds of time. Good guess though Richard. That is an amazing fact Tim. And please don't give away my Mars Bars. Edited November 1, 2009 by Marmite!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 (edited) It is a sound ranging device tape. The two peacks just after the silence are supposedly an American soldier firing two pistol shoots. Edited November 1, 2009 by Marmite!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted November 1, 2009 Share Posted November 1, 2009 Thread renamed... the numbered series of MO's are reserved for Clive.. Cheers Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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