# Groan tube

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A **groan tube** is a [toy](/source/Toy) that, when turned on one end, makes a distinct "groan" sound. This is due to a noise maker in the tube that vibrates in the air as it falls, making the noise.[1]

The groan tube was invented in the early 1960s by Japanese toy manufacturer [Kureo](/source/Kureo).[2][unreliable source?] The toy was first sold as 'Magic Noise Tube" (魔法音管). [Mattel](/source/Mattel) was the first company to sell the product in the United States in 1973.[citation needed] The [Jibba Jabber](/source/Jibba_Jabber) toy, made by [Ertl](/source/Ertl_Company), produced a similar sound.

## In popular culture

It was also utilized in the Italian comedy show *[LOL: chi ride è fuori](/source/LOL_-_Chi_ride_%C3%A8_fuori)* released on [Amazon Prime Video](/source/Amazon_Prime_Video). The Italian comedian [Frank Matano](/source/Frank_Matano) used the Groan Tube for comedic purposes and it immediately went viral in all the country.[3][4]

## See also

- [Moo box](/source/Moo_box)

## References

1. ["ACCHaoS"](https://www.austincc.edu/physics/acchaos/groaning%20tubes.html). *austincc.edu*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190411213007/http://www.austincc.edu/physics/acchaos/groaning%20tubes.html) 2019-04-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-12-18.

1. ["Groan Tube FAQs"](http://www.jeffreythompson.org/faqgenerator/groan_tube.html). *jeffreythompson.org*. Retrieved 2021-04-13.

1. ["Dal bastone di Matano al microfono: dove comprare gli oggetti di LOL"](https://tech.fanpage.it/dal-bastone-di-matano-al-microfono-dove-comprare-gli-oggetti-di-lol/) (in Italian). *[Tech Fanpage](/source/Fanpage.it)*. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-13.

1. ["Cos'è e dove acquistare il tubo sonoro di Frank Matano"](https://newsby.it/lifestyle/tubo-sonoro-frank-matano/) (in it-IT). *newsby*. 2021-04-09. Retrieved 2021-04-13.

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