OK so yes, this looks like little more than a spherical thing of wonder, but it’s actually much more. Engraved while listening to the “Anthology of American Folk Music,” these plates can be played on a turntable to create noise music.
Which is pretty much the coolest thing I’ve heard today. Go, art!
Link: LITTLE PAPER PLANES
This reminds me of a Mythbusters episode where they tried to record and playback sound in the grooves on a piece of pottery:
http://kwc.org/mythbusters/2006/12/episode_62_killer_cable_snaps.html
Scroll down the page for info on “Pottery Record”. Sadly, it didn’t work for them, so it’s cool that this plate succeeded!