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The article says it uses less power than three 60-watt bulbs... why not just say it uses about 150 watts? Also, when the designer says, "No one knows how a gra
by rflrob 18y ago
The article says it uses less power than three 60-watt bulbs... why not just say it uses about 150 watts?
Also, when the designer says, "No one knows how a grasshopper escapement works", does he mean "most people don't know how it works", or does he mean that the very principle of its operation is beyond modern science? Probably the former, but it's unclear phrasing.
- huhtenberg 18y agoHere's how it works: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/07/Grasshopper-escapement-005.gif/250px-Grasshopper-escapement-005.gif http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/07/Grasshop... So some people do in fact know it :)
- bdfh42 18y agoYou are correct in that what the man meant was "No-one you would normally meet knows how this escapement works" which is (partly) why this clock implements key components in the mechanism if full public view so that the world at large can see how it works.