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The Roman numerals are not a secret. Only the four is out of line. Almost all clocks with Roman numerals use a depiction with IIII instead of the usual IV. Why? There are various explanations for this, but none are really convincing. Watchmakers are aesthetes and the most banal explanation would be that the four with four lines represents a stylish counterweight to the eight, which is quite heavy. Hardly anyone notices, and everyone knows what four lines mean. I haven't noticed it with this clock yet. Switzerland, June 20, 2024.
Most clocks and watches with radium paint no longer glow visibly because decades of radiation damage the zinc sulfide crystals in the paint, reducing the light output. However, I discovered that this radium clock I got from a friend still has a detectable glow. When you look at it closely with dark adapted eyes you can still see a very faint glow. The glow is also "noisy", you can see the separate flashes as alpha particles strike the zinc sulfite in the paint.
I made this picture with a long exposure time, under a blanket, to capture the faint light which is easily overwhelmed by weak light sources.
Common name: Bengal Clock Vine, Bengal Trumpet Vine, Blue Sky Flower, Blue Sky Vine, Blue Trumpet Vine, Nil lata नील लता (Hindi), Tumakhlung (Gujarati), Nil lota (Bengali)
Botanical name: Thunbergia grandiflora
- [ (thun-BER-jee-uh) named after Carl Peter Thunberg, 19th century Swedish botanist; (gran-dih-FLOR-uh) with large flowers ]
Family: Acanthaceae (acanthus or ruellia family)
- [ (ah-kanth-AY-see-ay) from the Greek Ãikantha, meaning thorn, spine, or spike ]
Origin: India
The Blue Skyflower has been called by some "the most beautiful vine in the world". From a distance, this twining, flowering vine looks like a morning glory and even up close the flowers are quite similar. It is a vigorous evergreen vine that comes from northern India.
From the rope-like stems, that can reach to the top of large structure or even cover a good sized tree, emerge the dark green leaves that are leathery and have a distinctive elongated heart shape, 4-5 inches long and often have a slightly toothed margin. The beautiful 3 inch wide pale blue flowers are cup-like with pale yellow to cream blue striped centers.
This plant can be in bloom at nearly any time of year but will sulk during cold months. Plant in full sun or in a shaded location (this vine will find the sun!) The rampant growth of this vine can be somewhat controlled by giving or withholding irrigation - once established it needs only be watered occasionally.
Courtesy:
- Flowers of India
- Dave's Garden
- EcoPort
- TopTropicals
I found this new in its package. My step dad converted it from electric to battery operated so it doesn't have any pesky cord.
The Corpus Clock is a large sculptural clock at street level on the outside of the Taylor Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Unveiled in 2008 it was one of Time's Best Inventions of the year.
The time is displayed by means of blue LED's lighting slits in the gold disc.
However, the most striking feature is the insect on top of the disc. Akin to a grasshopper or locust it is known as the Chronophage i.e. Time-eater. It moves its mouth, appearing to "eat up" the seconds as they pass, and occasionally it "blinks" in seeming satisfaction. The hour is tolled by the sound of a chain clanking into a small wooden coffin hidden in the back of the clock.
The clock is entirely accurate only once every five minutes. The rest of the time, the pendulum may seem to catch or stop, and the lights may lag or, then, race to get ahead. According to John Taylor, this erratic motion reflects life's "irregularity".
Conceived as a work of public art, the Chronophage reminds viewers in a dramatic way of the inevitable passing of time. John Taylor deliberately designed it to be "terrifying": "Basically I view time as not on your side. He'll eat up every minute of your life, and as soon as one has gone he's salivating for the next." Others have described it as "hypnotically beautiful and deeply disturbing".
The Corpus Clock is a product of traditional mechanical clockmaking. It features the world's largest grasshopper escapement, a low-friction mechanism for converting pendulum motion into rotational motion. The grasshopper escapement was an invention of the renowned eighteenth-century clockmaker John Harrison.
Kluang Clock Tower @ Johor
The name Kluang comes from the Malay word keluang, which means a type of flying fox or rather a type of fruit bat. Alas, the critters have almost completely disappeared, and some suspect that the town was named after two mountains that resemble the head and wing respectively of a bat from a distance.
This is a wall clock which was my grandmother's - it's shaped like a giant pocket watch. I was just messing about with this, and the photos came out a bit unspectacular, with a massive blue tinge and not capturing the antiquey feel of the clock. So Photoshop to the rescue - I played around with the levels a lot, plus contrast, a little yellow Photo Filter and some elements of the pseudolomo technique posted in the Techniques group at
www.flickr.com/groups/topic/12082/
As promised, this is an updated version, but I'm still not sure I'm through with it, so comments would be great.
The laptop inside the frame and secured.
Two additional superglued Lego structures support it from the sides and long bolts stop it tipping back.
That's why the side blocks aren't symmetric -- they're positioned so the bolt ends protrude into a void where there are no keys.
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Since January 1st 2010, I have been taking and uploading one square picture each day to:
square365.blogspot.com
Statue of a bull in Yerevan made with old clocks!. This in front of the shop!
Mooie reclame voor ijzersterke uurwerken...
A closer view of Brighton’s Clock Tower that commemorates Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee of 1887. Her wayward son Bertie is depicted on the panel. He was to become King Edward VII in 1901. The cables spreading out from the Tower hold lights that illuminate the scene at night.
Professor Martin Fisher speeds past, in the guise of Brighton & Hove 438 (BF12KXR). It is a Volvo B9TL with Wright Gemini Eclipse 2 bodywork. Prof. Martin Fisher was a noted doctor who became an HIV consultant in Brighton in 1995. Many patients owe their lives to his tireless work. The Martin Fisher Foundation was set up in 2015 to continue his work.
Waterstones bookstore now occupies the former Burton’s tailoring building.
Clock radios fascinate me. For a technology item, people hold on to them much longer than anything else I can think of. I mean, when is the last time you've heard of someone say, "Man, I really should upgrade my clock radio?"
Freia clock at Egertorget square in Oslo. Freia is a Norwegian chocolate candy manufacturing company. The company is famous for Freia Melkesjokolade and Kvikk Lunsj, as well as for other candy and dessert products.
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