“The Time Machine Clock is a kinetic display device that eschews the normal conventions of a timepiece - hands, to you and me - and instead replaces them with an altogether more elaborate means of saying ‘ten past two’. A central spindle counts the seconds, releasing a ball every minute. Once five minutes is reached, the five minute ball is released. These balls accumulate until 12 have been released, whereupon the one hour ball is set free and rolls into place. This continues on the hour, every hour. Along the way, a precision movement mechanism ensures complete accuracy.”
That's just fascinating.. now will someone tell me what fuckin time it is please! If Kane's late to his yarn spinning class they charge me extra.
*Update*: Apparently thumbs are a prerequisite for the class. Great... I have no spun yarn and still no bloody idea what time it is.
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