zippity-doo-dah road strips

LAKid53

LAKid53

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216bruce said:
...and if you drove over them in the opposite direction it said "Paul is Dead" or "Turn me on dead man". Let's see who's old here and gets those.
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Me ;)

And I tried turning the White Album backwards to hear John say "Turn me on dead man" but all I did was break my record player....and off my parents for breaking my Christmas present....
 
J. Cochrane

J. Cochrane

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Timon said:
The man behind the Musical Roadway project

The Musical Roadway was indeed an experiment BUT not by Imagineering. Tim Sprunger of the former Disney MultiMedia Group, invented the concept and made a removable one foot by 100 foot strip which had small raised ridges spaced to create an vibrating tone. For test purposes you would approach the strip at about 30-40 mph and pass the driver side tires over it. Tim made a video of this using my White Firebird. It seems nice wide tires sounded best. His plans would have added permanent ridges all the way across several lanes for all four wheels (surround sound:ROFLOL:) at locations on World Drive and Epcot Drive. The ridges were to be made of epoxy and special grit,the test strip ridges were plastic. These ridges were about 1/8" tall and a 1/4" wide, it sounded like humming. Driving over it at different speeds only changed the pitch and length of the tune. Early on he realized strips had an advantage over grooves. Since Disney roads are asphalt the grooves would disappear (melt) in one hot summer and rebuilding the roads in concrete would be prohibitive. When the strips worn down they could easily be ground off and reapplied with a machine he invented.

Tim tried to get Imagineering interested but they wanted to own the patent and give Tim a token fee and cut him out of any involvement with his project. Needless to say he still has the strip (he keeps everything) and probably the video. Tim is an incredibly creative artist, musician and inventor and still lives in Kissimmee.
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J. Cochrane

J. Cochrane

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Timon said:
The man behind the Musical Roadway project

The Musical Roadway was indeed an experiment BUT not by Imagineering. Tim Sprunger of the former Disney MultiMedia Group, invented the concept and made a removable one foot by 100 foot strip which had small raised ridges spaced to create an vibrating tone. For test purposes you would approach the strip at about 30-40 mph and pass the driver side tires over it. Tim made a video of this using my White Firebird. It seems nice wide tires sounded best. His plans would have added permanent ridges all the way across several lanes for all four wheels (surround sound:ROFLOL:) at locations on World Drive and Epcot Drive. The ridges were to be made of epoxy and special grit,the test strip ridges were plastic. These ridges were about 1/8" tall and a 1/4" wide, it sounded like humming. Driving over it at different speeds only changed the pitch and length of the tune. Early on he realized strips had an advantage over grooves. Since Disney roads are asphalt the grooves would disappear (melt) in one hot summer and rebuilding the roads in concrete would be prohibitive. When the strips worn down they could easily be ground off and reapplied with a machine he invented.

Tim tried to get Imagineering interested but they wanted to own the patent and give Tim a token fee and cut him out of any involvement with his project. Needless to say he still has the strip (he keeps everything) and probably the video. Tim is an incredibly creative artist, musician and inventor and still lives in Kissimmee.
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*Sprunger was a fascinating fellow with incredible talent. Enjoyed listening to him play piano. I remember him bringing me over to the area (Across from the FBC) where he met with Disney's upper management. Pointing down to the asphalt, neon spray strips marking distance calculations. He was very excited about the project. I'm sorry to see that red tape got in the way of a dream. Out of touch after so many years. This is an older post, but should you still be in touch with Tim, ask him if he still has the bird skeleton hanging from the ceiling. To soon old, too late smart.
 
Goofyernmost

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raven said:
Revolution Number 9. That son't freaked me out listening to it forward let alobe backwards! :eek:
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Number 9 - Number 9 - Number 9! Curious though... how many of us ever really listened to the Paul is Dead show and all it's comparisons and coincidences. I remember listening to it on the radio and at the end was convinced that Paul was indeed dead. Then shortly after another equally convincing argument was presented in a program called... "Paul McCartney is alive and well and living in the body of Kate Smith. That one was funny.
 
Master Yoda

Master Yoda

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Goofyernmost said:
Number 9 - Number 9 - Number 9! Curious though... how many of us ever really listened to the Paul is Dead show and all it's comparisons and coincidences. I remember listening to it on the radio and at the end was convinced that Paul was indeed dead. Then shortly after another equally convincing argument was presented in a program called... "Paul McCartney is alive and well and living in the body of Kate Smith. That one was funny.
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You will probably enjoy this.

https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4594
 

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