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DeepL Translator—An interesting tool that I didn't know about (SOUND)—Rob Scallon—
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DeepL Translator—An interesting tool that I didn't know about (SOUND)—Rob Scallon—
lindabelchersfirstcousin
Okay. This was kinda badass. +1
Volpe42
Invented by Ben Franklin
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demosteness
If I wanted to watch YouTube videos I wouldn’t be here. Downvoting.
LateNightBunnyParty
Look up William Zeitler. Fascinating dude, excellent glass armonica player.
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TheobromineAddict
Is this the instrument that drives musicians mad?
TheUrbanShaman
I've heard the bowls had lead originally and the musicians would lick their fingers.
OSCgal
Here's the full video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVqqNigImtU
Gorgoror
thx !
LadyNetrex
I was sure it would break at some point. A very tense watch.
IWantedOneOfThoseLongUsernamesTooSoIGotOne
I thought the same thing - "why would they say it can break if it doesn't eventually break!?!!?" Glad it didn't.
USvette1
That base makes me nervous especially on carpet.
phylax1
Fascinating! Thank you for sharing this.
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RoombaTheAssaultVacuum
My bard is not allowed to play the Theremin, Digeridoo, or glass armonica.
ElderLurkerInNeedOfaCane
Play freebird!
MrFancyPanzer
That was some great 3 seconds of music.
BlindMeach
/gallery/glass-harmonica-instrument-8WfLifd
VoidForScreaming
That was some great 29 seconds of music.
TheFastpaws
That thing is so much maintenance it is insane.
Zetor
Coolest thing I have seen today.
lildude52ca
what the heck is it?
SuperfluousMeh
I would also love a name cuz that shit is rad!
PostMoThoin
Thought that was meth Damon
sadurdaynight
Oh they're literally bowls stacked together. Whoa. I thought it was just one large piece of glass or
drduffer
Ben Franklin was a recognized genius and polymath.
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Lampmonster
Ben had a walking stick with a secret chamber in the head. He would go for walks with people and when they came to a stream he would touch the head of the stick to the water, releasing oil into the stream and thus seeming to calm it. Dude was an actual wizard.
VictusVonGuyver
His work on stoves are really under appreciated these days. There is a modern improved version based on his old design. One person converted the modern stove into a fireplace. Turns out that the tiny thing can heat up a huge living room with minimal wood with a mix of good insulation. I was pretty impressed and so were the Department of Energy who rated his home as one of the most efficient in the USA.
Translicious90
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1eW0weHFjdTQ5eGNnZ2VwNGRreW1qcG96Z3FmbnIyNmtnMHl1ODQ1aCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/s239QJIh56sRW/200w.webp
wadatahmydamie
It’s music.
Sebastopol140
(that can break)... well... you can break a grand piano it you hit it with an axe.
Foodstamp001
where were you with that info 15min ago?
borgmaster
That sounds like work. Im fairly certain if i sneezed on this there would be major issues.
FiftyShadesOfArugula
Or if you drop it on the sidewalk from a higher floor, which happens all the time according to cartoons.
OnlyOneArman
If there's someone underneath it, they pop out of the wreckage with their teeth replaced with piano keys, playing music!
squirreltactics
I remember watching this full video a while back. It was so easy to break sometimes he cuts himself while playing.
Sebastopol140
(not saying you should...)
Lampmonster
Too late, I'm in a lot of trouble....
DongleDingler
Fun fact- Dr. Frans Mesmer used a glass armonica to induce a hypnotic state in his psychology experiments and that is where we get the word mesmerize
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Munchman347
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Franz-Anton-Mesmer
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Munchman347
De nada, eso si que es...
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wargames
no they were popular but paino won because it was louder
Metallica93
Still the coolest instrument I will never have in my collection. That is a lifetime of dedication and upkeep. This dude is a true rarity.
Volpe42
They actually did catch really well back when Franklin made it.
Lampmonster
Despite rumors that the music was bad for mental health.
Veh1
Turns out it was all the lead in the glass.