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06-09-2004, 12:41 PM | #1 |
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6/9/2004: 106 Chinese pianos
Children play 160 pianos simultaneously at a public square in Hangzhou, China, to promote the seventh China Arts Festival -- which opens 100 days later. |
06-09-2004, 01:31 PM | #2 |
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The thunderstom cloud seemed to come out of nowhere. Oh well, a little rain never hurt a piano, right?
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06-09-2004, 01:35 PM | #3 |
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Graphical illustration of the power of mass production -- pianos and kids.
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06-09-2004, 01:58 PM | #4 |
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An hour later, you'll want to hear them again...
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06-09-2004, 02:06 PM | #5 |
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holy smokes! thats a lot of pianos and kids! what a racket!
but what's the point?
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06-09-2004, 02:07 PM | #6 |
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also some of the pianos have 2 kids on them
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06-09-2004, 02:09 PM | #7 |
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And the tune they played? "Chopsticks."
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06-09-2004, 02:23 PM | #8 |
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These Chinesse.
So this is like the festival of the 100 days before the actual day.(hmm, do they celebrate the new month's? hao abaout tthe niew daiys???)
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The first thing that came to my mind was the movie The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953)
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06-09-2004, 09:59 PM | #10 |
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Hey, "choipsticks" in Chinese is Kuaizi (pronounced Quiedza), wonder if the tune is different as well.
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