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The most amazing clock
Category: Fun
Posted on: April 25, 2008 5:09 AM, by Coturnix
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That really IS a cool clock. Kind of hypnotic. The person who created this should make a widget out of it. Do you know if they intend to market their clock?
Posted by: Melody Platz | April 25, 2008 6:12 AM
That clock is awesome!
Posted by: Mad Hatter | April 25, 2008 8:02 AM
It's a triumph of human ingenuity, but it doesn't give you a lot of information when you want to know what time it is. Very impressive, nonetheless.
Posted by: Michael Burton | April 25, 2008 4:33 PM
I bet once you watch it for a few weeks and get really familiar with it, you can get more information out of it from tiny precise details of the movements of parts.
Posted by: Coturnix | April 25, 2008 4:36 PM