Tick Tock | National Geographic

I want to see if I can use science to

I want to see if I can use science to bring order to chaos by controlling time

bring order to chaos by controlling time

bring order to chaos by controlling time do you guys sell a metronome to know the

do you guys sell a metronome to know the

do you guys sell a metronome to know the tick-tock signal keep a metronome is an

tick-tock signal keep a metronome is an

tick-tock signal keep a metronome is an instrument that musicians use for

instrument that musicians use for

instrument that musicians use for keeping perfect time don’t even stop I

keeping perfect time don’t even stop I

keeping perfect time don’t even stop I want to try and align several metronome

want to try and align several metronome

want to try and align several metronome so that they all tick together at

so that they all tick together at

so that they all tick together at exactly the same time I’ve gathered all

exactly the same time I’ve gathered all

exactly the same time I’ve gathered all the musicians in the store and told them

the musicians in the store and told them

the musicians in the store and told them they can use anything they want from the

they can use anything they want from the

they can use anything they want from the shop to help them out question for you

shop to help them out question for you

shop to help them out question for you guys if you had to get all those seven

guys if you had to get all those seven

guys if you had to get all those seven metronomes synchronised so they’re all

metronomes synchronised so they’re all

metronomes synchronised so they’re all tick tocking

tick tocking

tick tocking exactly the same time all right how

exactly the same time all right how

exactly the same time all right how would you do it we’d have to get

would you do it we’d have to get

would you do it we’d have to get somebody like on each one does anyone

somebody like on each one does anyone

somebody like on each one does anyone else got any other suggestions of how we

else got any other suggestions of how we

else got any other suggestions of how we could do that if we all shook the

could do that if we all shook the

could do that if we all shook the counter they might all start and start

counter they might all start and start

counter they might all start and start together

together

together I like that anyone else got any more tie

I like that anyone else got any more tie

I like that anyone else got any more tie your string to them all and then just

your string to them all and then just

your string to them all and then just pull the string so a piece of string

pull the string so a piece of string

pull the string so a piece of string along the top bang and they’ll all pull

along the top bang and they’ll all pull

along the top bang and they’ll all pull and push and be perfectly in sync so how

and push and be perfectly in sync so how

and push and be perfectly in sync so how will I get my metronome is perfectly

will I get my metronome is perfectly

will I get my metronome is perfectly synchronized will we manage to align

synchronized will we manage to align

synchronized will we manage to align them manually will a shake of the

them manually will a shake of the

them manually will a shake of the counter get them going could a string

counter get them going could a string

counter get them going could a string from a guitar do the trick or will it be

from a guitar do the trick or will it be

from a guitar do the trick or will it be none of the above first up I’m gonna let

none of the above first up I’m gonna let

none of the above first up I’m gonna let the guys attempt to align them manually

the guys attempt to align them manually

the guys attempt to align them manually by trying to release them all at the

by trying to release them all at the

by trying to release them all at the same time another time to see if a

same time another time to see if a

same time another time to see if a guitar string might do the job so it

guitar string might do the job so it

guitar string might do the job so it seemed to work for a couple of seconds

seemed to work for a couple of seconds

seemed to work for a couple of seconds until the tension of the guitar string

until the tension of the guitar string

until the tension of the guitar string brought them to an abrupt stop so in

brought them to an abrupt stop so in

brought them to an abrupt stop so in fact the answer was none of the above

fact the answer was none of the above

fact the answer was none of the above but I’ve got an idea that might just

but I’ve got an idea that might just

but I’ve got an idea that might just work and I’m gonna put it to the test

work and I’m gonna put it to the test

work and I’m gonna put it to the test using one wooden board and two empty

using one wooden board and two empty

using one wooden board and two empty soda cans you guys ready for this really

soda cans you guys ready for this really

soda cans you guys ready for this really start them all out of time

start them all out of time

start them all out of time I’m gonna hold on to these I’m gonna let

I’m gonna hold on to these I’m gonna let

I’m gonna hold on to these I’m gonna let go of this never guess this is science

go of this never guess this is science

go of this never guess this is science in action it takes a few minutes but

in action it takes a few minutes but

in action it takes a few minutes but eventually all the metronomes start to

eventually all the metronomes start to

eventually all the metronomes start to swing in sync the movement of the

swing in sync the movement of the

swing in sync the movement of the metronome sets the board moving back and

metronome sets the board moving back and

metronome sets the board moving back and forth and the movement of the board is

forth and the movement of the board is

forth and the movement of the board is transferred back to the metronomes

transferred back to the metronomes

transferred back to the metronomes gradually forcing them into sync now all

gradually forcing them into sync now all

gradually forcing them into sync now all it takes is for two of those arms to be

it takes is for two of those arms to be

it takes is for two of those arms to be more or less in sync the rest of them

more or less in sync the rest of them

more or less in sync the rest of them can’t keep up with that they get bullied

can’t keep up with that they get bullied

can’t keep up with that they get bullied and bit by bit by bit they’re persuaded

and bit by bit by bit they’re persuaded

and bit by bit by bit they’re persuaded to join in sync with the rest of them

to join in sync with the rest of them

to join in sync with the rest of them with the force which is increasing

with the force which is increasing

with the force which is increasing increasing increasing until the rest and

increasing increasing until the rest and

increasing increasing until the rest and just go I give up that’s cool isn’t it

just go I give up that’s cool isn’t it

just go I give up that’s cool isn’t it that’s super cool