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Weird College Folklore: Purdue ‘Clapping’ Circle

Purdue University students solve the mystery behind a piece of weird college folklore: the infamous clapping circle that has intrigued the campus community for years. Purdue University’s chapter of the Acoustical Society of America went to work to explain the sound phenomenon.

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