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(I want to tease the Long Now folks about their clock: Why not just make a big pitch drop "water" clock? I know, I know, it's not to their point, and FWIW I lo

(I want to tease the Long Now folks about their clock: Why not just make a big pitch drop "water" clock? I know, I know, it's not to their point, and FWIW I love the machines they make, but the reliability and simplicity of a 10,000+ year clock made of pitch has something going for it, ne?)

Retric 7y ago
Calibration is a huge issue for clocks. Your pitch water clock would have issues knowing the correct month after 10,000 years. But, if you just want cheap and long lasting, erosion of a large stone is worth considering.
- carapace 7y ago
  Oh I know, it's a dumb joke.