Re: [Phys-l] [tap-l] amazing instruments

[Richard Berg <reberg@physics.umd.edu>]

I have seen this several times, including some earlier versions.  It is 
truly amazing how many people actually think this thing (or it's 
predecessors) are real.  No commmon sense, I guess, or no attachment to 
physical reality.

Dick

On Wed, 9 Mar 2011, chuck britton wrote:

> Remarkable indeed.
> One of those things that SHOULD be true - even if it isn't!! ;-)
>
> http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/musicmachine.asp
>
> Anyone who has ever done a predict/calibrate a projectile path lab would be 
> skeptical.
>
> .
> At 2:43 PM -0500 3/9/11, Anthony Lapinski wrote:
> > A colleague sent me this clip with the description below. Remarkable! I
> > had to share it with this group. I'm still it total awe!
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaQYb4Ykhz8
> >
> > This incredible machine was built as a collaborative effort between the
> > Robert M. Trammell Music Conservatory and the Sharon Wick School of
> > Engineering at the University of Iowa.
> > Amazingly, 97% of the machines components came from John Deere Industries
> > and Irrigation Equipment of Bancroft, Iowa.  Yes, farm equipment!
> >
> > It took the team a combined 13,029 hours of set-up, alignment,
> > calibration, and tuning before filming this video but as you can see, it
> > was WELL worth the effort. It is now on display in the Matthew Gerhard
> > Alumni Hall at the University and is already slated to be donated to the
> > Smithsonian.
> >
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