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Originally Posted by wdfifteen
Yes, Tesla's concept of resonant frequencies. A small input at the right frequency can crumble a building. Moving mountains - I'm not so sure. If a mountain is basically a big rock that only requires a narrow band of frequencies to get it resonating it might be possible. A mountain made of rocks and dirt would be very difficult to move with sound.
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It is similar to microwaves. It is a energy pulse that causes the object to vibrate. In a microwave, the vibration makes heat. There is no magical increase in the energy required to do the work. Yea, a sound wave at just the right pitch can vibrate a wine glass and break it with vibrations. But the energy needed to produce the sound waves is greater or equal than it would take to to break the glass with a physical tap.
I saw one calculation that the energy pack needed for The Terminator T-100 of Arnold would require a giant radiator. And he had two of them!