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It says the clock has never been manually wound, but can it be manually wound? It's weird they keep repeating this in the article (and all the linked articles)
by laurent123456 9y ago
It says the clock has never been manually wound, but can it be manually wound? It's weird they keep repeating this in the article (and all the linked articles) because it seems it's just not how it works, a bit like a solar powered watch.
- jstanley 9y agoSure it can, just raise the weight by hand (or, if I've misunderstood it, do whatever other operation is caused by the change in pressure). It probably doesn't have a winder, but that doesn't mean it can't be wound.
- mjlee 9y agoOr just give the clock a warm, friendly hug.
- laurent123456 9y agoYes that would make sense. It seems it's the article that's not making much sense: > While the clock has not been wound [...] it has stopped on a number of occasions. > when the ambient temperature has not fluctuated sufficiently to absorb the requisite amount of energy, the clock will not function ...so it's been wound.
- edf13 9y agoIt reminds me of Triggers Broom... he's had the same broom for 20 years... http://foolsandhorses.weebly.com/triggers-broom.html http://foolsandhorses.weebly.com/triggers-broom.html
- dithering 9y agoShip of Theseus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus
- toomanybeersies 9y agoNo, after it was initially wound, it hasn't been wound by a person again. It has stopped, but it has restarted on its own without human intervention.
- GuiA 9y agoFor all we know, it never had to be initially wound.
- biot 9y agoThe very next sentence: “However, after environmental parameters readjust, the clock begins operating again.” This suggests a lack of manual intervention.