Rubens Tube - “Still Alive”
“A Rubens Tube is a classic physics demonstration. The device is simply a tube with a source of propane on one side, a speaker on the other, and a bunch of holes along the length. When the speaker outputs certain tones, the sound waves bouncing around the inside of the tube set up standing waves with areas of high and low pressure. The higher pressure areas force propane out faster and makes a larger flame.”
This is a video of a Rubens Tube in action, playing the theme from a very cool computer game (now available in flash).
