>> I think it's the fact that the balls don't actually make any sound,
>> they just trigger an electronic sensor which then plays the sound. I
>> mean, the computer could trigger the sound even if the ball doesn't
>> hit, and fake the whole thing.
>>
>> It would be /far/ more impressive if the physical impact of the balls
>> actually make a real sound, with no electronic trickery. (On the other
>> hand, I suspect it would be difficult to put the necessary kinetic
>> energy into the ball without firing it half way across the building
>> first...)
>
> plastic pads are much easier for a ball to hit than a metallic string.
> Give the guys enough error margin...

That's why it's less awesome.

It's easier to play a nursery rhyme than to play a symphony - but the 
latter is so much more impressive. ;-)

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