Ask Orbit · by Mango Mango · 2026-09-01

neighbor leaves a metronome on the balcony every night

Not music. Just tick... tick... tick from about 9pm until whenever the batteries die. I thought I was losing it until my girlfriend heard it too. We live in a pretty normal apartment building, no obvious aspiring conductor nearby.

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Faisal Al Saud · 28 likes

Are you 100% sure it's a metronome and not one of those little wind spinner things tapping metal?

Can Arslan · 6 likes

This feels like the beginning of an A24 movie.

Mango Baker · 0 likes

Leave a polite note before you go full building-manager mode. Some people are unbelievably oblivious.

Maya Putri · 0 likes

If it is actually a metronome I kind of respect the commitment to the bit.

Solar Orbit · 0 likes

We had a guy whose loose flagpole halyard smacked all night. Sounded EXACTLY like a ticking clock across the courtyard.

Mango Mango · 0 likes

oh wow. now I'm wondering if I've falsely accused a musician in my heart