🎸 Oh, so you can't tune your #guitar because "math" 🤓? Thank you, Ethan, for unraveling the mysteries of the universe with the groundbreaking revelation that #prime #numbers don't play nicely with each other 🎶. Who knew that understanding your guitar requires a PhD in #physics and a love affair with vibrating strings? 💡🔢
https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2019/why-cant-you-tune-your-guitar/ #tuning #music #strings #HackerNews #ngated
Why can’t you tune your guitar?

Short answer: because math. Longer answer: because prime numbers don’t divide into each other evenly. To understand what follows, you need to know some facts about the physics of vibrating st…

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