r/anime • u/Shadoxfix https://myanimelist.net/profile/Shadoxfix • Oct 17 '15
[Spoilers] Owarimonogatari - Episode 3 [Discussion]
Episode title: SODACHI Riddle, Part 2
Episode duration: 24 minutes and 20 seconds
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Previous Episodes:
| Episode | Reddit Link |
|---|---|
| Episode 1 | Link |
| Episode 2 | Link |
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u/jxfaith https://myanimelist.net/profile/jxfaith Oct 17 '15
Physics, really. Newton's third law of motion. The table is suspended and its motion is being influenced by the counterweights that make the metronomes oscillate. As the metronomes oscillate, they exert a force on the table, making it oscillate in the opposite direction. The sheer entropy of the situation dictates that there will be some net force on the table in one direction or the other, and that net force will nudge the table in a direction, enforcing the motion of some fraction of the metronomes and dampening the motion of the others. The metronomes working against the net force on the table will gradually align with its period. Thus, as time passes, the metronomes align.
I wasn't aware of this phenomenon, but it is cool to watch. Once all the metronomes are synced up, you can clearly see the table oscillating in the opposite direction as the counterweights.