Science & spaceMethodMathI Made a Cannon Play In the Hall of the Mountain King

I Made a Cannon Play In the Hall of the Mountain King

Long-form2:26EducationPublished Oct 17, 2026, 5:00 PM · 5d ago
Views
5,304
+83 views/hour
Views / hour now
83
measured 1h ago
Peak views / hour
83
1h ago
First 24 hours
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not tracked from upload
Engagement
1.2%
likes + comments / views
Likes
51
1.0% of views
Comments
13
0.24% of views
Est. ad revenue
$11–$27
lifetime, $2–5 RPM

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Avg views / day
1K
since upload
vs channel median
0.3×
this video's views ÷ the channel's usual
Rank in channel
#21
of 21 tracked

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Description

One cannon, 520 balls, one song. Every ball is one note of In the Hall of the Mountain King, and every shot is calculated so the ball flies a real parabola under gravity and lands on the right bar at exactly the right moment. Just like the original by Edvard Grieg, the song keeps getting faster. At the start the cannon fires a few balls at a time; by the end there are a dozen in the air at once. The balls you see flying are the notes you are about to hear. Made with Python. Every sound is synthesized, no recorded instruments. Music: In the Hall of the Mountain King, Edvard Grieg (1875), public domain. Arrangement and animation are original. #music #physics #satisfying
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in the hall of the mountain kinggriegmarble musicsatisfying musicphysics simulationmusic simulationevery ball is a notecannon musicxylophonesatisfying physicsoddly satisfyingmath musicpython animationclassical music remix

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