Another oddity

Octane (Humayun) · #1 28-09-2012, 07:37 PM

http://youtu.be/JWToUATLGzs

:O

Courtesy of G+.

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MrB (Simon) · #2 28-09-2012, 08:18 PM

Love how an oscillation is set up in the table and forces the the rest to fall in line. Very cool.

Don't be surprised if you see this pop-up in your FB news feed

Larryp (Laurie) · #3 28-09-2012, 08:18 PM

That's fascinating!

MrB (Simon) · #4 28-09-2012, 08:32 PM

Ok, trivia time... who (according to wikipedia) discovered this phenomenon?
(Clue: The name is well known in Astronomy

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Octane (Humayun) · #5 28-09-2012, 08:45 PM

Is it Kepler?

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Barrykgerdes · #6 28-09-2012, 08:54 PM

Fascinating isn't it?

The same sort of thing happens in electronics between oscillators. We used to call it proximity lock.

Barry

MrB (Simon) · #7 28-09-2012, 09:14 PM

H, Nup

Barry, is that by inductive coupling?

bartman (Bart) · #8 28-09-2012, 09:57 PM

Metronome 8-2 ....pull yourself into beat!!!!!!!
Rebel Metronome!!!!!!
bartmna

Miaplacidus (Brian) · #9 29-09-2012, 12:07 AM

Newton?

Just what I always suspected. I've played along to countless metronomes. Never found one that could keep time.

MrB (Simon) · #10 29-09-2012, 01:10 AM

Hehe, no not Newton either.
Hmmm, another clue?
After Kepler, before Newton. Dutch.

Octane (Humayun) · #11 29-09-2012, 10:48 AM

Brahe?

MrB (Simon) · #12 29-09-2012, 11:27 AM

Big clue:
Titan

MrB (Simon) · #13 29-09-2012, 10:58 PM

Oh well, thought a few more people would have had a go and made it fun, but it's probably just annoying now

Christiaan Huygens
Odd sympathy
Coupled oscillations

bartman (Bart) · #14 29-09-2012, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrB

Hehe, no not Newton either.
Hmmm, another clue?
After Kepler, before Newton. Dutch.

Twasnt me........

bloodhound31 · #15 30-09-2012, 11:28 PM

Why is it that the least exciting things interest me the most? That was very interesting H, thanks for posting.