gizmodo.com— As part of a statewide snow sculpture competition, some Michigan Technological University students have added balance to the millennia of snow angel production?through the evils of rock.
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I go to Tech and I had the privilege of seeing this system perform this year.Maybe it is just snow piled around speakers (I'm pretty sure they just use a mounting plate for most of the drivers, the rest is snow) but it does end up sounding pretty excellent - though at the kind of volume these guys play the system at people tend not to question the sound quality so much. Still, the point is to make it loud and they do a good job.The design is not at all the same as the last few years. This year they added the rear channels (not really, it's all stereo, but you get the idea) and they went to a horn-loaded enclosure. Last year they had several 18" and 15" drivers kicked out after Carnival so the Horn does a lot to protect the drivers and just happens to add quite a bit of volume too. Last year there were people dancing on top of the statue though, which was pretty neat.Anyone who hasn't managed to visit the Keweenaw or MTU in general for a carnival doesn't know what they're missing.
yup, we might get up to 20 degrees by the end of next week, and has been in the single digits during carnival. I was wondering where that bass was coming from, I live about 1/4 mile away and could feel the bass in the house. Congrats huskies, we made it to the digg front page!!
Yup, I'm actually a student at MTU. They aren't kidding, it was loud as hell. No joke. I'm actually kind of surprised people were able to stand in the middle of the speaker setup and not bleed from their ears.
@danitdote"Oh, god what have I done."Picked one hell of an engineering/drinking school - sorry about the lack of women though. Make a some friends down at NMU and have them ship in the ladies for free beer!
7:1? Damn, that's a lot better then the 11:1 it was in the early 90's. Winter Carnival was a blast then as I'm sure it still is. While the women are hard to find - per capita, the drinking scene is second to none. This school has been retired to Playboy's Hall of Fame for drinking schools - they no longer rank Professionals in their yearly Top 5.
@marcdukePlayboy no longer ranks Michigan Tech in their list of 'Top Drinking Schools' because they said they "Don't rank professionals"Come drink with us... You'll find out why.
antdudeFeb 11, 2007
Does it play music? :P
epallaFeb 11, 2007
I go to Tech and I had the privilege of seeing this system perform this year.Maybe it is just snow piled around speakers (I'm pretty sure they just use a mounting plate for most of the drivers, the rest is snow) but it does end up sounding pretty excellent - though at the kind of volume these guys play the system at people tend not to question the sound quality so much. Still, the point is to make it loud and they do a good job.The design is not at all the same as the last few years. This year they added the rear channels (not really, it's all stereo, but you get the idea) and they went to a horn-loaded enclosure. Last year they had several 18" and 15" drivers kicked out after Carnival so the Horn does a lot to protect the drivers and just happens to add quite a bit of volume too. Last year there were people dancing on top of the statue though, which was pretty neat.Anyone who hasn't managed to visit the Keweenaw or MTU in general for a carnival doesn't know what they're missing.
nikebudFeb 11, 2007
yup, we might get up to 20 degrees by the end of next week, and has been in the single digits during carnival. I was wondering where that bass was coming from, I live about 1/4 mile away and could feel the bass in the house. Congrats huskies, we made it to the digg front page!!
illuminatiFeb 11, 2007
Yup, I'm actually a student at MTU. They aren't kidding, it was loud as hell. No joke. I'm actually kind of surprised people were able to stand in the middle of the speaker setup and not bleed from their ears.
marcdukeFeb 12, 2007
@danitdote"Oh, god what have I done."Picked one hell of an engineering/drinking school - sorry about the lack of women though. Make a some friends down at NMU and have them ship in the ladies for free beer!
marcdukeFeb 12, 2007
7:1? Damn, that's a lot better then the 11:1 it was in the early 90's. Winter Carnival was a blast then as I'm sure it still is. While the women are hard to find - per capita, the drinking scene is second to none. This school has been retired to Playboy's Hall of Fame for drinking schools - they no longer rank Professionals in their yearly Top 5.
ryderstepFeb 12, 2007
@marcdukePlayboy no longer ranks Michigan Tech in their list of 'Top Drinking Schools' because they said they "Don't rank professionals"Come drink with us... You'll find out why.