If I scream into a bottle and close it right awake, will my scream come out...

kristen

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...of it when I open it again?
I meant right "away" not "awake"
Hahaha Lily. lol

And I tried it, it doesn't work "/
 
no.
sound is a pressure wave.
upon entering the bottle it will do two things:
hit the bottle and transfer energy to the bottle.
and hit the bottle and reflect back into the air inside the bottle.

If the second happens, and you can cap the bottle before the reflected sound leaves the bottle, then that very small pressure wave will be distributed throughout the bottle, raising the overall pressure an infinitesimally small amount.
 
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