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Video of the Week #96, June 13th, 2013: From:Chladni Figures: Amazing Resonance Experiment by Brian Malow at But Seriously.... Source:brusspup on YouTube. In this YouTube video, a simple, little-known experiment that traces back to the 17th Century reveals what is normally invisible to our eyes: the unexpectedly beautiful patterns in a vibrating rigid surface.