Crackling, popping flames.
A campfire typically makes crackling and popping sounds as the wood burns and releases moisture. The intensity and frequency of these sounds can vary depending on the type of wood and how it is burning.
The sound of a campfire can vary depending on the materials being burned. It typically includes crackling, popping, and hissing sounds as the flames consume the wood. The sound is often described as cozy and comforting.
The popping noise occurs when air pockets in the wood are released. These air pockets fill narrow passages within the wooden log. Once the fire burns the wood enclosing the air, the air is then released creating a pop like sound. Popping is more common is some kinds of wood then others.
Crepitation or Crackles
The drum-roll sound the boys hear in the fire is typically caused by the crackling and popping of burning wood. As the fire consumes the moisture in the logs and the gases within them expand, they create pressure that releases in bursts, producing that rhythmic sound. Additionally, the movement of air and the combustion process contribute to the overall auditory experience of a fire.
A fire can make crackling or popping sounds as the flames consume fuel like wood or debris. The intensity and pitch of the sounds can vary depending on the type and amount of material burning.
The moisture within the wood expands and causes tiny "explosions" within the structure of the wood. Think of the phenomenon of corn popping but on a very, very small scale.
A burning wood fire, when cooled down or extinguished, leaves wood ashes.
Wood can create sparks when burning due to the presence of trapped air pockets or pockets of resin or other flammable substances within the wood. When these pockets heat up and expand rapidly, they can cause the wood to crackle and spark.
Wood is good at muffling sound because it is dense and fibrous, which helps to absorb and dampen sound waves as they pass through. The structure of wood causes the sound waves to lose energy as they travel through the material, reducing the noise that is transmitted. Additionally, the porous nature of wood allows it to trap and scatter sound waves, further reducing their intensity.
It's a pending thing, so sometimes it will have a really large zapping noise, or a hissing like electricutional noise. See i've had lightning hit near me twice and both had those kind of noises.like a gun shot