Monday, January 21, 2013

Myth: Crickets can tell the Temperature

Myth: By Counting the amount of times a cricket chirps, this will then correlate to the current temperature outside.

Result: Yes! Crickets may not always have the exact temperature but they are usually within one or two degrees of the current air temperature.

The Science: The frequency of the cricket chirp can be correlated to the current temperature. The more frequent you hear the chirp outside the warmer it is. To get a rough estimate of the current temperature by the frequency of cricket chirps. First count how many chirps you hear in a 15 second time span. Then take that number and add 37 to it. This will give you the temperature outside. If you aren't a math wiz just count how many chirps you hear in 15 seconds and put that number into the Cricket Converter courtesy of NOAA and it will do the math for you! Who said bugs weren't smart?!

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littleoldhouse.blogspot.com

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