Synchronisation

stumbled from wikipedia

There is a FACE in that guys SHIRT.

This is not conservation of momentum.... This is witchcraft.

@grogsitreserve Devilry!

Stumbled from Lancaster University lol

This is actually a demonstration of damped harmonic oscillation. The metronome needles are at the same speed & the only variable left is time. When he adds the board there is a transfer of angular momentum because of the phenomenon of Angular momentum as a generator of rotation. As the soda cans move, angular momentum is being transferred from the needle, to the system & cans. This transfer of angular momentum is the damping force. This & conservation of angular momentum makes the needles sync

Does the fact that he uses an odd number of metronomes enter into it? If he were to use four or six, would their motion exactly cancel each other out, and destroy the synchronizing effect?

Not at all. It's specifically called the entrainment of frequencies. Where there is a forced vibration on each other. They then "lock" in time with a lower frequency afterwards. Hense the movement of the cans due to the conversation of angular momentum. Sorry if I was unclear before. I forgot the name of the phenomenon. Also, WHO PUT -1? Guess you don't know what your talking about

Stumbled from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Pretty cool stuff.

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