If you play it backwards it spells suiboM

December 13, 2011 11:18 PM

Möbius Music Box

Faster.

posted by twoleftfeet (13 comments total)

Good stuff. Back when she was getting 5-10 views I knew she was going somewhere with such interesting ideas.
posted by michaelh at 11:38 PM on December 13, 2011

I now have a huge crush on this girl because of the awesomeness of the concept, the loveliness of that melody, that polka-dot dress, her hands, and the window.
posted by Rinku at 11:42 PM on December 13, 2011

I should have done a Previously.
posted by twoleftfeet at 11:48 PM on December 13, 2011

This reminds me of how some DNA/RNA strands can be coded front-wards and backwards and multiple other ways. Anybody know what I'm talking about - what's that called?
posted by victory_laser at 1:40 AM on December 14, 2011

Someone should do this with the main motif of Paganini's Caprice no. 24 for solo violin. And then maybe something by Rachmaninoff...

twoleftfeet: I should have done a Previously

I know!!! The mobius music box is clever, but the actual music was hard to pick up on/enjoy. However, while on Youtube I clicked through to her other videos about "Doodling in Math Class" (I'd missed the previously when it was first posted) and now like Rinku I think I'm in rather smitten with this woman, just from her hands, voice, and awesome nerdiness.
posted by hincandenza at 1:59 AM on December 14, 2011

William Gaddis is spinning infinitely in his grave.
posted by chavenet at 2:38 AM on December 14, 2011 [1 favorite]

When someone posted her other Music Box piece back in August, I dropped this same music box jam on the thread:


Pea Hix - Music Box Jam

Haddaway - What is Love?

Elfen Lied - Lilium

Keyboard Cat

Harry Potter - Hedwig's Theme

Portal - Still Alive

- Tetris
- Pokemon
- Legend of Zelda - Kakariko Village
                        - Saria's Song
                        - Song of Storms

Pandora Hearts - Lacie

The Office
and, in the spirit of the holidays,
Carol of the Bells

I love those little music boxes! Rock on!
posted by carsonb at 5:11 AM on December 14, 2011

Somewhere, Douglas Hofstadter is smiling.
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 6:18 AM on December 14, 2011

Somewhere, Douglas Hofstadter is smiling.

I was thinking the same thing. The last time Bach/Möbius came up someone posted this: Bach's "Crab" Canon.
posted by From Bklyn at 6:54 AM on December 14, 2011 [1 favorite]

Brilliant. A quiet bliss.
posted by nickyskye at 7:07 AM on December 14, 2011

Cool! But watching the Doodling in Math Class videos, I realized, she's got serious vocal fry going on!
posted by spacewrench at 7:50 AM on December 14, 2011

Is this like a musical palindrome then? Pretty damn cool.
posted by orme at 7:53 AM on December 14, 2011

Oh shit! It's the Armageddon Key! Mok's gonna put a heck on us!
posted by TheWhiteSkull at 9:51 AM on December 14, 2011