Air can get trapped in the network of pipes as water passes through them and the force can cause the pipes to jostle and disperse the air pocket creating a sound like marbles rolling.
Marbles going through pipes sound.
If the sound alters as it moves through a building it means actual marbles and pins can t be the root cause.
Then again think about this.
The sounds are primarily coming from the pipes in most cases.
The pipe bounces back up falls back into place the sound occurs and the cycle repeats a couple of times though there is less force each time.
But this makes pinpointing the origin even more challenging.
Abstract this is a really fun project even if you don t like going on roller coasters yourself.
You ll build a roller coaster track for marbles using foam pipe insulation and masking tape and see how much of an initial drop is required to get the marble to loop the loop.
They say the sound comes from water trickling through pvc pipes which gets distorted through concrete before emerging as the sound of falling marbles.
Of course despite the scientific explanations that don t really sound scientific enough.
Can you find a correlation.
Pipes making sounds that sound so much like marbles.
Water bubbles in sanitary pipes.
Soon after a few cycles the force is too small.
However this usually produces a single sound.
Building experts told us that it s due to the pipes mosquito traps or vibrations that go through the walls.
It all started when the straits times forum published a letter by bank executive joseph wong who kept hearing the sound of falling marbles in his flat.
Plumbing is a good.
This phenomenon has been in the news lately.
This causes a vibration in the pipes and creates the sound of marbles dropping.