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I haven't heard anything about this in 3+ years; don't assume that the page is super-current. But that's kind of the point of the whole project: to make you thi
by drostie 12y ago
I haven't heard anything about this in 3+ years; don't assume that the page is super-current. But that's kind of the point of the whole project: to make you think of yourself on a longer timescale. The engineers don't want it to be ready in a couple years; the process mirrors the art that it is producing with lots of planning, careful thought about how to get it all to last, a gradual drilling process for the cavern, etc.
I do still wish that I knew how long it'll be before I can visit it, but I take some comfort in the idea that I'll need to look at the bigger picture and wait patiently.
- biot 12y agoDue to its fascinating subject matter, it ends up being one of the most-submitted stories on HN. There are various others articles and background stories around its engineering and funding as well: https://hn.algolia.com/?q=10%2C000+year+clock#!/story/forever/0/10%2C000%20year%20clock https://hn.algolia.com/?q=10%2C000+year+clock#!/story/foreve...
- gojomo 12y agoIndeed! While I expect one or more 10,000-year clocks will eventually be completed, to some extent the project-to-build-the-clock is also itself the clock.