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That'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
by fouronnes3 2y ago
That'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