Synchronizing Metronomes

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This video illustrates the temporal synchronization of metronomes coupled via a common ground plate. This (well-known) phenomenon goes back to the observations of Christiaan Huygens (die Pendeluhr: Horologium oscillarium, 1763). • Timeline: • 0:00 - Setup and What's going to happen? • 0:21 - Synchronization from arbitrary positions • 1:04 - Re-synchronization after disturbance

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