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How to synchronize 5 metronomes?

posted by Laekroth 1 year 7 months 1 week ago • 77001 views
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Science. It works, BITCHES.


written by Raigen  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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That is SO cool.


written by Maze  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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Reminded me of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAXVa__XWZ8&e


written by sickio  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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*howto


written by rottenseed  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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Adding video to channels (Howto) - requested by rottenseed.


written by siftbot  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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but no *science channel?


written by Raytrace  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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Invocations (science) cannot be called by Raytrace because Raytrace is not privileged - sorry.


written by siftbot  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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I'll fix it, cheers Raytrace


written by Laekroth  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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It's a similar principle when women who live together tend to menstruate at the same time of the month. (I wonder if it matters if the place where they're living is balanced on aluminum cans.)


written by Trancecoach  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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I'm most impressed that someone owns 5 metronomes.


written by iwastheturkey  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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FAKE! How could you find two full beer cans at college?


written by Payback  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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I found waldo.


written by E_Nygma  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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... but did you see the dude in the bear suit walk through?


written by E_Nygma  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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If you need this service, I synchronize metronomes in the greater metro area. We use the roundest cylinders and most flexible semi-flexible planks you can buy, so you can be assured your metronomes will be in very precise synchronization.


written by deathcow  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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The metronomes part is cool, and would be worthy of an upvote were it not for the sexually ambiguous nature of that shirt. So no vote from me.


written by Throbbin  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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>> ^Payback:
FAKE! How could you find two full beer cans at college?


At any gas station


written by jwray  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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>> ^iwastheturkey:
I'm most impressed that someone owns 5 metronomes.


I'm even more impressed that said owner of 5 metronomes has enough knowledge of the outside world to post this on youtube.


written by thebug44  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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I want my minute back.


written by CaptainPlanet420  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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Don't be so impressed thebug44. But your post is telling.

I'll give you a hint:

youtube != outside world




written by bigbikeman  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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Bah. Thanks for nothing, but this is just too late. I had to deliver a presentation to a HUGE client this afternoon, and found out 5 minutes before the meeting that the metronomes hadn't been synchronized. Needless to say, the presentation bombed, we lost the business, and I'm working in the mail room now.


written by TickleMyElmo  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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Holy fuck!

On another note, apparently they don't keep *perfect* time....


written by pmkierst  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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>> ^pmkierst:
Holy fuck!

On another note, apparently they don't keep perfect time....


Actually, they do, but it's an average of all their timings. The way out of sync ones get moved by the closely sync'd ones in such a way that the pendulums don't complete their arcs until they are in sync. If you notice, the ones with very large arcs get smaller, and the smaller arcs get slightly larger.


written by Payback  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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I'm not good at science. Can someone explain please?


written by lertad  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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Hypnotic!


written by firefly  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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>> ^lertad:
I'm not good at science. Can someone explain please?

As the metronomes rock back and forth on the suspended platform, the transfer of their energy causes the board to shake in the opposite direction of the wand. This causes a rhythmic motion of the board, which rocks all the metronomes in the same rhythm. This in turn causes the metronomes wands to start rocking in the opposite motion of the board, and eventually, they will all start to fall in line, and will synchronize.


written by Arsenault185  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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Asshole! Why didn't he just pray for them to get synchronized.


written by chilaxe  | 1 year 7 months 1 week ago | CH
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omg! thats so not useful!


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written by siftbot  | 1 year 6 months 1 week ago | CH
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>> ^arsenault185:
>> ^lertad:
I'm not good at science. Can someone explain please?

As the metronomes rock back and forth on the suspended platform, the transfer of their energy causes the board to shake in the opposite direction of the wand. This causes a rhythmic motion of the board, which rocks all the metronomes in the same rhythm. This in turn causes the metronomes wands to start rocking in the opposite motion of the board, and eventually, they will all start to fall in line, and will synchronize.


I think the key is to have an ODD number of metronomes. This way, you always have a side with more pendulums (pennduli??)pulling the board, i.e. 3 against 2, feeding the cycles. With 4 pendulums, the probability of having a 2 against 2 pull is high, and would induce chaos in the system every now and then. Does that make any sense?


written by ravioli  | 1 year 3 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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