Submitted by parascrat t3_121qw0g in explainlikeimfive
TomChai t1_jdn02dk wrote
Car windows are much more better built for a variety of reasons, while bus windows aren't.
Car windows are designed to resist being pulled around without power for security reasons, the window tracks and actuators are very tight. Bus windows don't need that and are just tempered glass panes put on a sliding track or regular window frames.
Bus windows are also much bigger, their natural frequencies being lower and closer to the engine/road vibrations making them easier to go into harmonic oscillations when on the road. Perhaps the frequency didn't match when driving, but it definitely did when you lean on it like pressing the string on a guitar, making it vibrate with the engines.
rpapafox t1_jdn1xww wrote
Most car windows have rubber seals glass that prevents the glass from hitting the metal. The glass in bus windows have metal frames that slide up and down in a metal track. The metal against metal causes vibrations that are not dampened like car windows.
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