Comments on: GRAVITY BALLS Tell EXACT TIME http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/09/gravity-balls-tell-exact-time/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:36:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Alan http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/09/gravity-balls-tell-exact-time/#comment-1059746 Alan Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:39:14 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/09/gravity-balls-tell-exact-time/#comment-1059746 Something is amiss... starts a new ball every 2.5 minutes, but it takes 60 balls for it to change the indicator to the next hour, so wouldn't it take 2.5 hours until it changed the hour? Something is amiss… starts a new ball every 2.5 minutes, but it takes 60 balls for it to change the indicator to the next hour, so wouldn’t it take 2.5 hours until it changed the hour?

]]> By: Stannous http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/09/gravity-balls-tell-exact-time/#comment-123350 Stannous Tue, 10 Apr 2007 04:14:06 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/09/gravity-balls-tell-exact-time/#comment-123350 Thanks JSL, cool page Thanks JSL, cool page

]]> By: jayessell http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/09/gravity-balls-tell-exact-time/#comment-123113 jayessell Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:49:38 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/09/gravity-balls-tell-exact-time/#comment-123113 Everything you need to know about ballclocks: http://www.chilton.com/~jimw/ballclks.html Get one at: http://scientificsonline.com/product.asp_Q_pn_E_3082445 Everything you need to know about ballclocks:

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]]> By: Casandro http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/09/gravity-balls-tell-exact-time/#comment-122862 Casandro Mon, 09 Apr 2007 17:30:35 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/09/gravity-balls-tell-exact-time/#comment-122862 Not a bad idea. The factors determining the speed of the clock are probably the steepness of the slope as well as the friction. You can controll the steepness quite well, the friction is a bigger problem, however. Not a bad idea.
The factors determining the speed of the clock are probably the steepness of the slope as well as the friction. You can controll the steepness quite well, the friction is a bigger problem, however.

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