Oh those silly Japanese; always coming up with something totally off the wallor in this case off the road. They've somehow managed to build a road that plays music as you drive over it. There are small grooves in the road surface, positioned between 6 and 12mm apart, which emit an audible sound when a vehicle passes over them. The size of the gap between each groove affects the pitch of the sound so its possible to make out an entire song as long as there's enough road ahead...
Now you gotta be thinking why highway engineers in Nashville (assuming there are highway engineers in Nashville) hadn't thought of this?
opfreak says:
08:03 AM, 11/14/07
hmmm. I could see applications for this. Not just a rumble but a sound when coming up to a toll both or a light.
if bystanders can hear it. Then it could solve the hybrid problem. have tones play by cross walks where blind people are.
flicmod says:
10:24 AM, 11/14/07
actually, that's a really ingenious idea, opfreak.
opfreak says:
11:04 AM, 11/14/07
ya, I dont know If I should have posted it. hmmm. anyone stealing this Idea. I had it first. i'll come after you.
flicmod says:
12:14 PM, 11/14/07
::starts running::
ateixeira says:
12:32 PM, 11/14/07
Too late, I just applied for the patent. LOL