"The Tunnel" (thetunnel)
06/09/2014 at 17:23 • Filed to: None | 5 | 10 |
Not car related but is impressive if its real.
ly2v8-Brian
> The Tunnel
06/09/2014 at 17:27 | 1 |
Certain glass has just the right resonance that they can be used for music. so this is probably real.
The Tunnel
> ly2v8-Brian
06/09/2014 at 17:29 | 0 |
Well yes ive done this myself with a cup of those, but they play it so damn fine... they make it look unreal.
$kaycog
> The Tunnel
06/09/2014 at 17:31 | 0 |
It's real. Unbelievable, isn't it?
lone_liberal
> The Tunnel
06/09/2014 at 17:33 | 1 |
I vote very real. I've seen people play crystal glasses like that before. It has to take a huge amount of practice to get it so consistent.
Racescort666
> The Tunnel
06/09/2014 at 17:34 | 1 |
The sizes of the glasses can be used to calculate the approximate resonant pitch they appear to be laid out similar to a xylophone/keyboard. Also, the did this in Miss Congeniality.
ly2v8-Brian
> The Tunnel
06/09/2014 at 17:37 | 1 |
Never underestimate the abilities of people. But yeah it is pretty amazing.
Garrett Davis
> The Tunnel
06/09/2014 at 17:50 | 1 |
Very real. I've seen performances like this in Vegas, though not as impressive. Pretty nuts how it works.
BoulderZ
> The Tunnel
06/09/2014 at 18:33 | 0 |
Real, and impressive. I remember seeing Ben Franklin's solution to the difficulty, the "Franklin armonica", at some museum in Philadelphia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_har…
Here's a nice bit of Tchaikovsky performed on one:
The Tunnel
> BoulderZ
06/09/2014 at 22:21 | 0 |
What is that, it looks like a camshaft sort of. Aweosome
BoulderZ
> The Tunnel
06/09/2014 at 23:35 | 0 |
Basically, Franklin took the glass/crystal goblets, cut off the stems, nested them, mounted them on a shaft, and then slowly turn the whole assembly. Just put wet or chalked fingers on, and the tones sound off.