Comments on: The Corpus Clock & Chronophage http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18595 Feel Smart Again Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Erin http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18595/comment-page-1#comment-98434 Erin Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:51:42 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18595#comment-98434 Its 3:00. Its 3:00.

]]> By: Erin http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18595/comment-page-1#comment-98432 Erin Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:47:17 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18595#comment-98432 The time is 3:00. The LEDS are in the same place as the hands on a real clock. He even says the time right at the beginning. The "panic Attack" happens as the minute starts again, or else at the top of every hour. The time is 3:00. The LEDS are in the same place as the hands on a real clock. He even says the time right at the beginning. The “panic Attack” happens as the minute starts again, or else at the top of every hour.

]]> By: Jason! http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18595/comment-page-1#comment-98426 Jason! Mon, 22 Sep 2008 15:29:59 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18595#comment-98426 As an aside (and since he was mentioned in the article), I highly recommend the book Longitude by Dava Sobel. It's a biography/history novel that goes into the history of the English clockmaker John Harrison and the issues he had getting his precision timekeeper accepted by the scientific community. No really... it's not boring. Go read it. As an aside (and since he was mentioned in the article), I highly recommend the book Longitude by Dava Sobel.

It’s a biography/history novel that goes into the history of the English clockmaker John Harrison and the issues he had getting his precision timekeeper accepted by the scientific community.

No really… it’s not boring. Go read it.

]]> By: Gary http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18595/comment-page-1#comment-98418 Gary Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:05:41 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18595#comment-98418 At first, no I couldn't figure out what time it was. The seconds are simple enough (the light that changes every second). Next, I think that it might be on military time. This means that it would read from the outside in 60-60-24 and would read like a typical arm and face clock but with 24 hours instead of 12. The LED-panic attack that it has every once in a while is a complete mystery to me though. At first, no I couldn’t figure out what time it was. The seconds are simple enough (the light that changes every second). Next, I think that it might be on military time. This means that it would read from the outside in 60-60-24 and would read like a typical arm and face clock but with 24 hours instead of 12. The LED-panic attack that it has every once in a while is a complete mystery to me though.

]]> By: Tim http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18595/comment-page-1#comment-98414 Tim Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:17:10 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18595#comment-98414 Also of note is Taylor's language describing the clock's unique time-telling. He says, "Every 60 seconds it counts a minute." The clock does not count every second evenly. Unfortunately, I haven't found an article that delves into the specifics of how this illustrates relative time. Also of note is Taylor’s language describing the clock’s unique time-telling. He says, “Every 60 seconds it counts a minute.” The clock does not count every second evenly. Unfortunately, I haven’t found an article that delves into the specifics of how this illustrates relative time.

]]> By: Brother Bill http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18595/comment-page-1#comment-98407 Brother Bill Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:19:25 +0000 http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/18595#comment-98407 So when will these be available at Target? So when will these be available at Target?

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