A Stretch of Route 66 Will Play 'America the Beautiful' as You Drive to the Side
🔗 a linked post to
popularmechanics.com »
—
originally shared here on
Two years ago, the New Mexico Department of Transportation decided to spice up a particularly desolate stretch of Route 66 between Albuquerque and Tijeras by adding grooves in the road that will play music when you drive over them. If you drive the speed limit of 45 mph for the quarter-mile stretch, you can hear "America the Beautiful" play through the vibrations in your car's wheels.
Some delightful engineering here. I wonder what happens if you hit it at faster or slower speeds?