Coolest thing I have ever seen
12-02-2006, 12:49 AM
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Coolest thing I have ever seen
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.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OTYShOSMok
> 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.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OTYShOSMok
12-02-2006, 03:31 AM
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"This video of a fabulous Rube Goldberg-like contraption that produces catchy, mellow music by continuously shooting ***** at various percussion instruments is, as usual, a clip removed from the context of its original source and sent winging around the Internet accompanied by a fictitious explanation of its origins. The device depicted in this video does not exist, at the University of Iowa or anywhere else."
http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/musicmachine.asp
http://www.snopes.com/photos/arts/musicmachine.asp
