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The green cross is the symbol for a pharmacy. 3:14 is the time, not the date, since we'd use 14/3.

by Luc 17y ago

olalonde 17y ago
Isn't a bit strange that the current time = the 3 first digits of Pi and that there is π next to it?
- dutchflyboy 17y ago
  Well, that's probably why there's Pi next to to the time.
- Luc 17y ago
  If it was 9 in the morning that would be strange, yes. It's just a little joke to grab your attention, it's not the only animation on that panel. Here's a whole bunch of them: http://images.google.be/images?q=led+pharmacy+cross http://images.google.be/images?q=led+pharmacy+cross The little cocktail glass above and below 3:14 is actually supposed to be the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowl_of_Hygieia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowl_of_Hygieia
mseebach 17y ago
If it was indeed 3:14 it'd be night (afternoon would be 15:14), and there's sunlight in the picture.
- Luc 17y ago
  Not everyone in Europe uses the 24h clock, many people use AM/PM on their digital watches. EDIT: Okay, I give up. In a major procrastination attack, I looked up the street in Google Maps Street View, and the LED sign clearly shows 24h time: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=nl&geocode=&q=paris+saint+sulpice&sll=37.857507,-95.712891&sspn=52.216384,89.384766&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Saint-Sulpice,+40+Rue+Saint-Sulpice,+75006+Paris,+Ile-de-France,+Frankrijk&ll=48.851434,2.337034&spn=0,359.956355&z=15&layer=c&cbll=48.851323,2.337049&panoid=m994tcslKvUmS6sjpKLRVA&cbp=12,337.97,,1,-0.35 http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=nl&#38... I'll stop short of calling up the pharmacy and asking for the manufacturer of the sign... EDIT: Amazingly hard to find other clocks in the image! However, on the blog ( http://blog.paris-26-gigapixels.com/en/?p=115 http://blog.paris-26-gigapixels.com/en/?p=115 ) we find: "15:15: The light was so exceptional that we decided to redo the first 2 lines of the shooting. This series of images may be used in assembly later (just in case)." This seems to be not inconsistent with the picture being taken around 3:14 PM.
  - mseebach 17y ago
    > I'll stop short of calling up the pharmacy What kind of hacker are you? :)
  - pbhjpbhj 17y ago
    How is it being 15h15 not consistent with a clock reading 3:14? They are 1 minute out. I thought it was one of the Easter Eggs as explained above.
    - Luc 17y ago
      Not INconsistent :) But yes, it appears to be an easter egg.
      - pbhjpbhj 17y ago
        "Not INconsistent" FWIW if I said "how is it not inconsistent" (as you appear to suggest I should) that would suggest I believe it is inconsistent and was asking in what way I'm wrong. "how is it not consistent" means that I consider a clock in a photo reading 1 minute different to the expected time is entirely consistent with expected observations. I'm asking you in what way my affirmation that this is consistent with expectations is wrong. I could have asked "how is it inconsistent" but that would lack the emphasis and fail to indicate my view of consistency in the situation.
        Luc 17y ago
        Right. I thought you had misread my sentence, sorry. I phrased it this way because I felt saying that it is 'consistent' might give the impression that I see it as some kind of proof of my theory, while 'not inconsistent' suggests it is simply not disproved by the known data (which may not be totally reliable either).

The green cross is the symbol for a pharmacy. 3:14 is the time, not the date, since we'd use 14/3.

by Luc 17y ago

The green cross is the symbol for a pharmacy. 3:14 is the time, not the date, since we'd use 14/3.

olalonde 17y ago

Isn't a bit strange that the current time = the 3 first digits of Pi and that there is π next to it?

dutchflyboy 17y ago
Well, that's probably why there's Pi next to to the time.
Luc 17y ago
If it was 9 in the morning that would be strange, yes. It's just a little joke to grab your attention, it's not the only animation on that panel. Here's a whole bunch of them: http://images.google.be/images?q=led+pharmacy+cross http://images.google.be/images?q=led+pharmacy+cross The little cocktail glass above and below 3:14 is actually supposed to be the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowl_of_Hygieia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowl_of_Hygieia

mseebach 17y ago

If it was indeed 3:14 it'd be night (afternoon would be 15:14), and there's sunlight in the picture.

Luc 17y ago
Not everyone in Europe uses the 24h clock, many people use AM/PM on their digital watches. EDIT: Okay, I give up. In a major procrastination attack, I looked up the street in Google Maps Street View, and the LED sign clearly shows 24h time: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=nl&geocode=&q=paris+saint+sulpice&sll=37.857507,-95.712891&sspn=52.216384,89.384766&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Saint-Sulpice,+40+Rue+Saint-Sulpice,+75006+Paris,+Ile-de-France,+Frankrijk&ll=48.851434,2.337034&spn=0,359.956355&z=15&layer=c&cbll=48.851323,2.337049&panoid=m994tcslKvUmS6sjpKLRVA&cbp=12,337.97,,1,-0.35 http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=nl&#38... I'll stop short of calling up the pharmacy and asking for the manufacturer of the sign... EDIT: Amazingly hard to find other clocks in the image! However, on the blog ( http://blog.paris-26-gigapixels.com/en/?p=115 http://blog.paris-26-gigapixels.com/en/?p=115 ) we find: "15:15: The light was so exceptional that we decided to redo the first 2 lines of the shooting. This series of images may be used in assembly later (just in case)." This seems to be not inconsistent with the picture being taken around 3:14 PM.
- mseebach 17y ago
  > I'll stop short of calling up the pharmacy What kind of hacker are you? :)
- pbhjpbhj 17y ago
  How is it being 15h15 not consistent with a clock reading 3:14? They are 1 minute out. I thought it was one of the Easter Eggs as explained above.
  - Luc 17y ago
    Not INconsistent :) But yes, it appears to be an easter egg.
    - pbhjpbhj 17y ago
      "Not INconsistent" FWIW if I said "how is it not inconsistent" (as you appear to suggest I should) that would suggest I believe it is inconsistent and was asking in what way I'm wrong. "how is it not consistent" means that I consider a clock in a photo reading 1 minute different to the expected time is entirely consistent with expected observations. I'm asking you in what way my affirmation that this is consistent with expectations is wrong. I could have asked "how is it inconsistent" but that would lack the emphasis and fail to indicate my view of consistency in the situation.
      - Luc 17y ago
        Right. I thought you had misread my sentence, sorry. I phrased it this way because I felt saying that it is 'consistent' might give the impression that I see it as some kind of proof of my theory, while 'not inconsistent' suggests it is simply not disproved by the known data (which may not be totally reliable either).