and i was about to announce how smart i am

[james mcgrew]

and then tom gerraerd sends me this!!

Turn your sound on for this. Read this first, then watch.

This is almost unbelievable. See how all of the balls wind up in catcher cones.

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=EuMW-Ndi1ic&playnext_from=PL&feature=PlayList&p=3F1C44A31D3DCBEA&playnext=1&index=10

[james mcgrew]

then there is the power of software

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_amazing_music_machine.htm

[GJMATHEWS]

and then tom gerraerd sends me this!!

Turn your sound on for this. Read this first, then watch.

This is almost unbelievable. See how all of the balls wind up in catcher cones.

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=EuMW-Ndi1ic&playnext_from=PL&feature=PlayList&p=3F1C44A31D3DCBEA&playnext=1&index=10


This link here,

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/a/animusic.htm


and...

smart people don't announce it, they demonstrate it. :D

[TomM]

Why settle for Computer Graphics when you can have the real thing here.
Shot in 1 entire clip with no slicing of video..and thats not a urban myth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIuc09ui3EQ

Sorry Guy...Its for an import though!![lol]
Tom M.

[james mcgrew]

am i listening or just waiting for my turn to talk.

that was cool

jim

[GJMATHEWS]

Why settle for Computer Graphics when you can have the real thing here.
Shot in 1 entire clip with no slicing of video..and thats not a urban myth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIuc09ui3EQ

Sorry Guy...Its for an import though!![lol]
Tom M.


Like the title says...

THAT IS FREAKING COOL!

If I had Honda's budget for R&D and advertising, my videos wouldn't have hand held camera shakes and crappy lighting. For that matter, I would not have to use VHS converted to digital and produced on Windows Movie Maker. I would simply tell my R&D and Advertising Departments that it had better be impressive, within budget and ready in 3 months or you are all fired. [lol]


Great link, Tom! Even if it is an import!