I saw the Honda commercial tonight. The road is in Lancaster. The cut grooves in the road for a 1/4 mile and it plays the opening to William Tell.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLNfN6-eA0g&feature=related

I really want to see/drive this.

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It took me a couple times of seeing that commercial before I realized what they were doing. That is pretty cool. I wonder how hard it was to work all of that out?

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I happened to catch a news story when they finished that off (or it might have been a different road) and those living nearby where complaining about the incessant symphony.

I'm curious as to what/if any effect the grooves will have on weathering.

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According to a story I read about it, the original road was paved over due to the complaints. The new one was made 2 miles away from the nearest residence.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_road

Here is the Honda site that tells a bit about the making of the road. Also, the audio is quite a bit better than the original one I posted.

http://automobiles.honda.com/civic-sedan/videos.aspx?ef_id=1097:3:s_e45f05dd1fa96927f0dfdcbceeeba9ba_2030826516:r32gy0o-JyoAADl5FioAAAAN:20090413155120

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- God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance that's getting smaller and smaller as time moves on..." Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- You can pray for me, I'll think for you.
- When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.

I wonder why they chose Lancaster....

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Those rumble strips are noisy as hell. My in-laws live out in the country 2 or 3 miles from a set of them, and I can hear them distinctly at their house when the weather is right.

My friend recalls asking her dad what they were for when she was a child; he told her they were so blind people knew there was a stop sign coming up.

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LOL!

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