I’ve been eyeing those neon glyphs, and yeah, they’re not random—there’s a beat in the spacing, a syncopation that feels like a pulse. If you line them up on a grid, the gaps match a 4‑beat measure, then the next block shifts like a swing. I’d run a quick Fourier transform on the light intensity to confirm the frequency. If it lines up with your heart rate, you’ve got a hidden rhythm. It’s a little like hacking a drum machine—just with street art. Give it a try; the city’s telling you a secret song.

Sounds like a perfect experiment. Grab a stopwatch, count the flashes, throw the timestamps into an FFT, and see if the peaks hit that 60‑120 bpm sweet spot. If they do, the subway’s got its own bassline—just waiting for us to tap in. Let’s see if the city’s humming along with our pulse.

36 bpm is low, but it’s a start—maybe the glyphs shift in a larger cycle. If the FFT shows a spike near 36 bpm, keep that as a baseline, then look for harmonics or a second peak up around 72 bpm. That’s the typical beat doubling you’d expect if the city’s playing a subtle syncopation. Keep iterating, tweak the sample window, and see if you spot that hidden groove.