As the name suggests, speed clapping is the practice of using techniques to clap as quickly as possible. Like many other speed-based skills, there are those who compete to be the fastest around ...

Whether it’s at a concert, play or lecture, we love to show our appreciation by clapping our hands. Laura Hiscott finds out how to get the best sound. Skip to main content. IOP Publishing site. Menu ...

Clapping speed correlates with sound intensity following a quadratic relationship. Limitations. The study focused on healthy adults aged 18-70, which may not represent all populations.

They modified the volume and duration of claps by changing the speed, the shape of the hands and even the skin softness. “We clap all the time but we haven’t thought deeply about it.

Clapping hands spew out a jet of air, visualized here by baby powder. That jet helps explain the sweet sound of applause. Yicong Fu, Cornell University ...