Apparently this is a well-known phenomenon. I found it absolutely captivating. Be sure to have your sound turned up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWToUATLGzs
Self-synchronizing Metronome Arrays
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Re: Self-synchronizing Metronome Arrays
No fair. The table rocks slightly helping them all get in sync and stay in sync.
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@ Satchmo: True... Otherwise it wouldn't work.
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Right, but that kinda goes against its being a SELF-synchronizing metronome array. Hence, no fair.Xelmon wrote:@ Satchmo: True... Otherwise it wouldn't work.
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Yah, That's true. That foam board helped.whc03grady wrote:Right, but that kinda goes against its being a SELF-synchronizing metronome array. Hence, no fair.Xelmon wrote:@ Satchmo: True... Otherwise it wouldn't work.
It's also true that I have no idea of how to re-write a topic title.
Still, it's pretty neat to watch. Most people wind up cheering for the underdog at the extreme right, willing him on.
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"This war will pay for itself."
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That would be me . . . still trying to figure out how to synchronize.glasseye wrote:Most people wind up cheering for the underdog at the extreme right, willing him on.
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