Read this first, then watch.
> >
> > This is almost unbelievable. See how all of the balls wind up in
> catcher cones. 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(over 5 years for 1 person)
> 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.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...91716009&hl=en