kaini Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 because what it addresses a very interesting question: how do you make something go very, very slowly, but at a rate that has to be completely accurate down to, say, a tenth of a second? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_of_the_Long_Now The Clock of the Long Now, also called the 10,000-year clock, is a proposed mechanical clock designed to keep time for 10,000 years. The project to build it is part of the Long Now Foundation. The project was conceived by Danny Hillis in 1986 and the first prototype of the clock began working on December 31, 1999, just in time to display the transition to the year 2000. At midnight on New Year's Eve, the date indicator changed from 01999 to 02000, and the chime struck twice, to ring in the "third millennium". That prototype, approximately two metres tall, is currently on display at the Science Museum in London. the new prototype is sweet http://news.cnet.com/2300-11386_3-10000718.html A multimillennial mechanical monument, the Long Now Foundation's 10,000 Year Clock is a work existing at the intersection of art, science, and engineering, and is a thinker's window into the past, present, and future of humanity itself. Computer scientist Danny Hillis conceived of the 10,000 Year Clock project as a monument to long-term thinking. The design and development on the clock began in 1997 and has itself been a long-term and time-consuming process, already having generated an array of ideas and prototypes as well as mechanical and design patents. The designers hope that with a longer sense of time will come a more broad and long-term way of thinking, and a greater sense of what is possible in the future. A 22-pound sphere of Tungsten, an incredibly dense and tough material, will be used for the pendulums of the clock. Because of its dense nature, a large mass can be formed into a small space, minimizing air drag and reducing energy loss. The high density of the Tugnsten is also important because it will prevent minute timing variation that may be caused by changes in the temperature, water vapor, and barometric pressure in other materials. Using binary notation, 26 movable bit levers inside each bit serial adder convert the swing from the pendulum into a visible notation on the clock. Although there is no projected date of completion for the project, the first prototype is currently on display in the Making the Modern World exhibit at the Science Museum in London. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremymacgregor87 Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 intense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abracadabra Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 trippin' ballz man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Super lurker ultra V12 Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 time is an illusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 Time only exists because we invented it. In fact, it doesn't exist. time is an illusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDO Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 your mom doesn't exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boo Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 well lush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plisb Posted April 25, 2009 Share Posted April 25, 2009 All there is is a flow of materia and a constant "change" of the present that we're living. this is now and that's all we got - that is true. Does suck that the concept of time is a part of it to such a great extent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boo Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 isn't this thread about a cool clock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Thats a shame you think that Gordo, because your mum DEFINETLY exists, shes lush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Super lurker ultra V12 Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 All there is is a flow of materia and a constant "change" of the present that we're living. this is now and that's all we got - that is true. Does suck that the concept of time is a part of it to such a great extent. A constant 'change' implies a 'before', therefore the concept of time, in order to call it so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest KY Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 wait, its a spring-driven clock or powered by batteries? somebody has to replace that shit all the time i would have thought. i stupid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 Thats a shame you think that Gordo, because your mum DEFINETLY exists, shes lush. GORDO i can also attest to the existence of your mum she's a loud 'un Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest catsonearth Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 so what's more idm, guys - this or that? i'm leaning towards this, but it could really go both ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Funktion Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 i'm thinking that relativity is gonna fuck this clock up somehow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnTqs Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Time only exists because we invented it. In fact, it doesn't exist. time is an illusion. actually time does exist time is the line between two points in the fourth dimension Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Betty Posted April 26, 2009 Share Posted April 26, 2009 Clock of the Long Now 1999 - 2012 R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mononomo Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 i'd recommend taking a trip to long now's place in fort mason if you are ever in san francisco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zaphod Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 All there is is a flow of materia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hexagon son Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 i thought my thread about cwocks bwinking twelve was interesting... :embrassed: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Yegg Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Seen this in person, yeauh yeauh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I'm surprised no one has linked to this yet in this thread: It also has a conspiracy site: http://www.corpusclock.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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