Comments on: The "Singing" Highway in South Korea http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/ The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:40:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: L http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-328035 L Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:24:23 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/#comment-328035 Neat. I've hit patches of road that play a single note. Cool that someone got the idea to do it on purpose and make a song! Neat. I've hit patches of road that play a single note. Cool that someone got the idea to do it on purpose and make a song!

]]> By: Chris W http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-327533 Chris W Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:18:44 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/#comment-327533 pretty clever idea with the whole tune thing, but does it increase the stopping distance if a driver has to make an emergency stop? since the road isn't continuous it's got grooves in, wont that mean there is less resistance if the car brakes suddenly? pretty clever idea with the whole tune thing, but does it increase the stopping distance if a driver has to make an emergency stop? since the road isn't continuous it's got grooves in, wont that mean there is less resistance if the car brakes suddenly?

]]> By: Carl Huber http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-326612 Carl Huber Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:02:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/#comment-326612 That's asinine - it increases wear on tires. That's asinine - it increases wear on tires.

]]> By: Oomi http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-326609 Oomi Sat, 01 Dec 2007 00:58:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/#comment-326609 how neat :D how neat :D

]]> By: Dogrun81 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-326544 Dogrun81 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:08:17 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/#comment-326544 Maybe we can get musicians/advertisers to pay for road jingles. Maybe we can get musicians/advertisers to pay for road jingles.

]]> By: astrodex http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-326511 astrodex Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:54:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/#comment-326511 Walt Disney World experimented with this back in the early nineties. Different roads around the property played bits of different Disney tunes as you drove over. Does this mean we have to think it's evil now? Walt Disney World experimented with this back in the early nineties. Different roads around the property played bits of different Disney tunes as you drove over.

Does this mean we have to think it's evil now?

]]> By: Dave http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-326138 Dave Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:31:42 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/#comment-326138 True enough, Aeris; but the one they picked — Mary Had A Little Lamb — is annoying enough that it'd keep me awake. Dang; now it's stuck in my head. Time to crank up iTunes. True enough, Aeris; but the one they picked — Mary Had A Little Lamb — is annoying enough that it'd keep me awake. Dang; now it's stuck in my head. Time to crank up iTunes.

]]> By: Catherine http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-326134 Catherine Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:28:03 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/#comment-326134 If you read Jasper Fford's "the big over easy" there is a character whose drive way plays a song in the same way... weird. :) If you read Jasper Fford's "the big over easy" there is a character whose drive way plays a song in the same way... weird. :)

]]> By: MoonCake http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-326000 MoonCake Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:43:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/#comment-326000 THAT IS SO COOL sorry didn't mean to yell.. but yea-- that is neat. very worthy of blog attention. THAT IS SO COOL sorry didn't mean to yell.. but yea-- that is neat. very worthy of blog attention.

]]> By: Aeris http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/comment-page-1/#comment-325888 Aeris Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:35:12 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/11/30/the-singing-highway-in-south-korea/#comment-325888 Don't get me wrong, but don't nice tunes make it actually easier to fall asleep? Don't get me wrong, but don't nice tunes make it actually easier to fall asleep?

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