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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Paul Wolfowitz, speaking of Iraq.
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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.
"This war will pay for itself."
Paul Wolfowitz, speaking of Iraq.
Paul Wolfowitz, speaking of Iraq.
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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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