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> weather changes would probably have a far greater effect on cable length than the imperceptible drift of the endpoints (which suggests another crazy idea inte
by sannee 9y ago
> weather changes would probably have a far greater effect on cable length than the imperceptible drift of the endpoints (which suggests another crazy idea interesting in its own right)
There is a clock running for over a century based on a similar idea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Clock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Clock
- userbinator 9y ago...and the commercial version, which is still in production: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmos_clock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmos_clock Not cheap (few k$), but not as expensive as some other high-end timepieces either.
- aaron695 9y ago> running for over a century Continuing to work after a century.