Thunderstorm sound visualized as cymatic patterns and waveforms

An infographic blending oscilloscope green waveforms with Chladni plates and a photoreal lightning bolt, illustrating thunder's acoustic physics.

Prompt

:root {
    --subject: "$sound-producing system"; /* e.g. Grand piano action, Thunderstorm, Bat larynx, Supersonic jet shockwave */
    --representation: "Cymatics and waveform to physical source";
}

# canvas {
    background: #030712;
}

# subject_render {
    mask-image: none;
    render-left-side: "Pure waveform and spectrogram: AI_inferred_frequency_plot, harmonic series bars, formant peaks, ADSR envelope curve, phase vectors, all in luminous oscilloscope green on black, labelled with musical/physics notation.";
    render-center: "The transition through the air: rarefaction/compression visualization, Chladni patterns on a plate, finite-difference simulation grids showing wave propagation, Doppler shift cones.";
    render-right-side: "Photoreal physical source: bow on string rosin dust in light, vocal cords stroboscopy, bat mouth open, jet nozzle shock diamonds, each with real material texture and motion blur.";
    transition-zone: "Sine wave ripples becoming actual horsehair strands. Fourier peaks morphing into anatomical cartilage.";
}
Published: May 16, 2026 by