Clocks
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
I don't wear a watch very often any more, because the correct time is everywhere to be found, particularly if you work with computers. However, I do carry a prized pocket watch given to me on our anniversary by my wife.
But often clocks or watches are the subjects of artistic impulse as well as practical need. There are a few that I have seen on the internet that are, well, a little strange.
One is a factor clock. This was inspired by an online comic called XKCD that has a mathematical bent. The idea is (now I admit you need to be a bit of a math geek to enjoy this sort of thing) that a digital clock's digits can be treated as a number that can be broken up into numerical "factors". Take a look for yourself.
Here is another. This is admittedly a strange polar clock. Practical? You tell me.