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I don't think this applies to Elizabeth Tower/Big Ben, as it's an analogue clock and, from footage I can find[0], its minute hand appears to move continuously o
by Ukv 2y ago
I don't think this applies to Elizabeth Tower/Big Ben, as it's an analogue clock and, from footage I can find[0], its minute hand appears to move continuously opposed to in steps. (or at least, not in full-minute steps)
Also, I believe it's wrong to say "the average error would be 0" if rounding to nearest minute. The average offset would be 0, but the average error would be 15, to my understanding.
[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUP3DsiqkzA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUP3DsiqkzA
- fouronnes3 2y agoThat's a good point, I was actually wondering about that. I've seen a lot of jumping analog clocks so I incorrectly assumed Big Ben was the same. I should have checked :)
- tim333 2y agoThe jumping ones are mostly electrically activated. Big Ben from 1854 is gloriously mechanical - some of the mechanism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-WSzdAF8b8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-WSzdAF8b8 pendulum https://youtu.be/U8gkgWoFBAw https://youtu.be/U8gkgWoFBAw guy who winds it https://youtu.be/dMT-OOrLBik https://youtu.be/dMT-OOrLBik