Energetic Contagion in Synchronization Video
I stumbled across the video below and it seemed to be the physical equivalent of the energetic or emotional contagion phenomenon that groups experience. I'm sure you've heard of "mob mentality" (also called herd behavior.) Well, this video is a great aid in visualizing what happens.
Five out-of-sync metronomes are put on a board and the board is placed on two soda cans laying on their sides. After an adjustment period, the metronomes become synchronized.
I've often been in an audience where the applause at the end starts out random and then turns into a synchronized beat. I always figured it was just a subconscious adjustment in each person in the audience. And maybe it is. But here, something else is going on because the metronomes have no "psychology." Perhaps the non-fixed, free-form framework of this setup allows us to hear what happens when the energies/vibrations become in sync.
Five out-of-sync metronomes are put on a board and the board is placed on two soda cans laying on their sides. After an adjustment period, the metronomes become synchronized.
I've often been in an audience where the applause at the end starts out random and then turns into a synchronized beat. I always figured it was just a subconscious adjustment in each person in the audience. And maybe it is. But here, something else is going on because the metronomes have no "psychology." Perhaps the non-fixed, free-form framework of this setup allows us to hear what happens when the energies/vibrations become in sync.
