The first video was sent to me along with the following information:
"This incredible machine was built as a collaborative effort between The Robert M. Trammell Music Conservatory and the Sharon Wick School Of Engineering at the University of Iowa. Amazingly, 97% of the machines components came from John Deere Industries and Irrigation Equipment of Bancroft, Iowa, yes farm Equipment! It took the team a combined 13,029 hours of set-up, alignment, Calibration, and tuning before filming this video but as you can see It was WELL worth the effort. It is now on display in the Matthew Gerhard Alumni Hall at the University and is already slated to be Donated to The Smithsonian
P.S. At no time does a ball fall on the floor!"
UPDATE: Apparently the above story is a hoax and the video is computer generated. Personally, this doesn't detract from my enjoyment. It's still a very fine piece of animation and the tune is catchy enough that I want to put it on my iPod.
I don't know if this second video is related to the first but it's too cool to not share. Watch it here. I want this one on my iPod, too.
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