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OT: The march of the metronomes
OT: The march of the metronomes
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nacoran
7142 posts
Sep 16, 2013
1:20 PM
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Behold, physics.
http://io9.com/5947112/watch-32-discordant-metronomes-achieve-synchrony-in-a-matter-of-minutes
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STME58
542 posts
Sep 16, 2013
1:52 PM
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If 32 mindless mechanisms can do this, why is it so hard for 5 or 6 band members?
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The Iceman
1159 posts
Sep 16, 2013
2:02 PM
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The platform they are on is slightly free swinging, so eventually the kinetic energy pulls them into sync.
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JInx
537 posts
Sep 16, 2013
2:16 PM
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Reminds of the I Am the Walrus ending, "smoke pot everybody smoke pot"
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Sun, sun, sun
Burn, burn, burn
Soon, soon, soon
Moon, moon, moon
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nacoran
7143 posts
Sep 16, 2013
6:24 PM
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STME58, I knew there was a band joke in there somewhere, but I had it stuck in my head backwards.
Buz, yeah, the conformity angle struck me too.
Iceman, it's interesting. I vaguely recall seeing something on early timekeeping on ships. I imagine this very phenomena may have played a role in it, with the waves throwing off the pendulum...
JInx, I was about to argue with you that it was 'Block that Kick, Block that Kick, but then I realized I was thinking about Revolution #9. Coo Coo Cachoo.
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Gnarly
708 posts
Sep 17, 2013
10:16 PM
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Jinx--it's "everybody's got one", and "oompah, oompah, stick it up your jumper!"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_the_Walrus
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