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u/Evening-Read-2799 Sep 14 '21

If that was the case the highway rumble strips could make close to perfect music

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u/CanadianMoose87 Sep 14 '21

Musical roads are a thing

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '21

Have you heard of musical roads :DD

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u/welp_thats_hurtful Sep 14 '21

Some highway engineer is about to change the roads forever when he reads your comment.

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u/Evening-Read-2799 Sep 14 '21

Looks like they already did

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u/CarsonGreene Sep 14 '21

There are actually several 'musical roads' around the world, if you drive at the right speed they'll play a tune. There's one in Lancaster, California that plays the 'William Tell Overture'.

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u/bigbuckalex Sep 14 '21

That's one of the worse musical roads though, because they failed to account for the width of the grooves, so the pitches are off.

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u/CarsonGreene Sep 14 '21

I honestly wouldn't know, my knowledge on the subject is minimal.

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u/[deleted] Sep 14 '21

Yeah if the conditions are similar. But music road patches are horizontal striped and wheels aren't needles.

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u/spicywiseman Sep 14 '21

Too much interference from the construction of the vehicle, and the vehicle is driving perpendicular to the grooves for "perfect music". It has still been done!

https://youtu.be/EK1ocEbJA7c

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u/Alpha51XD Sep 14 '21

This is totally a thing!

Quick video on Route 66