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Front of the town clock
The idea of a clock for the British Army and Royal Navy garrison at Halifax is credited to Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, who arranged for a turret clock to be manufactured before his return to England in 1800. It is said that Prince Edward, then commander-in-chief of all military forces in British North America, wished to resolve the tardiness of the local garrison. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Town_Clock
Anyone who has been to Glasgow’s Buchanan Bus Station will have spotted the striking Clyde Clock.
The cube shaped clock – perched on top of a pair of stainless steel legs, 20 feet high – reminds locals to run on time every single day.
Twelve years after its installment, though, the clock suddenly stopped – and it took the power of Glasgow’s people to get things ticking over again.
A table cuckoo clock built in the course of 24 hours as a contender for an exhibition.
It will be displayed among three other fan-built clocks in the LEGO House celebrating the 60th birthday of the LEGO brick.
One of the requirements was that the dials point to 1.58 which is the exact time the patent for the LEGO interlocking brick was registered 60 years ago.
Built in 1924, the iconic Colgate Clock in Jersey City, NJ, is now maintained by Goldman Sachs.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colgate_Clock_(Jersey_City)
One of several astronomical clocks constructed from the 14th through the 16th century in the West of England, the Clock at Wells Cathedral, Somerset, is rather legendary. As the cathedral website notes, it’s the second oldest still-in-use clock mechanism in Britain, and likely the world, to survive in its original condition. Dating back to circa 1390, the interior clock face is the “oldest surviving original of its kind anywhere.” (The original, still-operating mechanisms are now housed in a museum). Age aside, one of the geocentric clock’s most notable characteristics is that it has both interior and exterior dials — that is, there are distinct clock faces viewable from both the interior of the cathedral and from the exterior — the latter was constructed roughly 70 years later but is operated by the same mechanism.
In 2010, the clock made the switch from human winding to electric motor-assisted winding when Paul Fisher — aka the Keeper of the Great Clock of Wells — announced his retirement. Fisher, who hailed from a long line of clock-winders dating back to 1919, was tasked with turning a trio of 250 kg (500 pounds) weights 800 times, three times a week. While performing this 600-year-old-plus ritual was no doubt crucial to the clock’s operation, it had left Fisher eager for retirement: “I'm a bit sad that all these years of history are coming to an end but winding the clock by hand is just so time consuming,” he told the Daily Mail. “By the time you have walked up all the steps and winded the weights it takes at least one hour three times a week.”
Photo／Words：Eliot C.
百無聊賴，
神出鬼沒的蚊子成了狩獵物。
緊迫的盯伺謀殺，蚊子魂歸西天於我手臂上。
腫隆起的疙瘩丘陵，像是蚊子葬身的墓塚。
偶一抬首，瞥見圓鐘上的時針，
忽跳一格，頓止。
有種放大鏡效果，
時間真是匆匆得鬼鬼祟祟。
Living room clock using the Droste mathmap code in Gimp.
Thank you all who have shown interest in this image. So far it has been used on an Alzheimers Support web site, a personal scrapbook page and now will be used for a software logo. I will post a link to the software site once I have it.
1st Issue of Doomsday Clock got released today and man are things getting interesting. It was a lot of exposition for the first issue but I can't wait to see how the story unfolds over the next 11 issues. Highly recommend it!
I did this for Crazy Tuesday's theme, song title or lyric. BUT I missed the cut off time. Oh well, I still like it. My song was Time by Pink Floyd and then I thought it could also be Clocks by Coldplay. I liked the shot so I still decided to use it for my 365.
Lost the plot. I've knitted a clock.
Leaf pattern is Lucy's hearts - attic24.typepad.com/weblog/teeny-tiny-hearts.html
Strawberries are here - www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/knit-strawberries
Flowers here - www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/treat-them-to-dinner
Improvised clock cosy from my warped mind. More details on my Ravelry project page :p
Clock-O'-Clay
In the cowslip pips I lie,
Hidden from the buzzing fly,
While green grass beneath me lies,
Pearled with dew like fishes' eyes,
Here I lie, a clock-o'-clay,
Waiting for the time o' day.
While the forest quakes surprise,
And the wild wind sobs and sighs,
My home rocks as like to fall,
On its pillar green and tall;
When the pattering rain drives by
Clock-o'-clay keeps warm and dry.
Day by day and night by night,
All the week I hide from sight;
In the cowslip pips I lie,
In the rain still warm and dry;
Day and night, and night and day,
Red, black-spotted clock-o'-clay.
My home shakes in wind and showers,
Pale green pillar topped with flowers,
Bending at the wild wind's breath,
Till I touch the grass beneath;
Here I live, lone clock-o'-clay,
Watching for the time of day.
John Clare (1793-1864)
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Our cut-out cuckoo clocks are set to Second Life time, cuckoo/chime on the hour, when clicked, and have a moving pendulum!
10 common painted varieties, and 2 rare wood varieties.
I met these young ladies while they were on their coffee break and asked them to pose. Instantly there were about 8 or ten other people gathered around to take pictures as well. In the background is Gastowns' famous steam clock.
Los Angeles International Airport, California, USA
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