Stephen Hawking unveils the most morbid, amazing $1.8m clock you'll ever see

http://www.engadget. ^

[Justice Department]

The bizarre Corpus Clock visually explains that it relies on grasshopper escapement to function, and to let you know that time can never be regained once lost, that beast on top actually gobbles down time every 60th second. Oh, and every hour, on the hour, the sound of a "chain dropping into a wooden coffin" is played to really pound home the "time is a destroyer" concept. Thanks for the reminder, Dr. Grim.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Interesting.

The lights are lit all the time. They use the gears to hide the lights that are not current.

[SunkenCiv]

British ethicist: Senile should be “put down”
hotair.com | September 19, 2008 | Ed Morrissey
Posted on 09/20/2008 8:22:45 PM PDT by neverdem
Edited on 09/20/2008 8:41:24 PM PDT by Lead Moderator. [history]
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086892/posts

[reagan_fanatic]

[kimchi lover]

Personally, I think it is a fascinating clock.

[Professional Engineer]

The bizarre Corpus Clock visually explains that it relies on grasshopper escapement to function

There's some Geezer-Tech for ya'. Cool.

[right way right]

I think its cool !

Imagine if they built it 100 times larger and what it would sound like.

[CodeToad]

I'll see your Hawking's chair and raise you an aircraft carrier:

Although that chair is impressive. Who would think of such a thing?

[Justice Department]

"Imagine if they built it 100 times larger and what it would sound like"

a 100 time louder, probably:-)

[Justice Department]

"I'll see your Hawking's chair and raise you an aircraft carrier:"

I'll see your battle ship and raise you a redneck wheel chair.

[unspun]

If Satan designed a clock, what would it look like?

[right way right]

I gotta bump that Satanic “Barrack around the Clock”.

[CodeToad]

Yeah, yours is much more fun to ride on.