h a l f b a k e r yI think this would be a great thing to not do.
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This timepiece is a cube with one corner and three sides toward the viewer. The hands are on a long shaft extending from the corner to the clockwork on the wall. All six sides are separate, translucent squares, and each is controlled, at its outer corner, by a rod that also goes to the wall support.
Every
hour, accompanied by the desired chime/rumble, the cube clock splits into its six parts that spread out, change places and form themselves into a new cube of a different color. The three front sides rotate as they move outwards and backwards to become the rear sides, while the rear sides move forward in a similar fashion.
The three-dimensional geometric dance resembles the opening and closing of a flower, compressed to a few seconds.
diagram
http://www.geocitie...nnie/exploding.html
[FarmerJohn, Oct 05 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
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Thinking outside the box, as always. |
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Functional art. I like it. |
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It's kinda like those folded paper finger game thingies we had as kids? Outstanding and most likely quite patentable. |
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You probably ought to be developing your stuff commercially, but as long you're sharing it with us, I'm delighted to be amused by it. |
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[phundog] The wall support base (not shown) contains the clockwork and controls the horizontal rods that support and move the six sides. Their fit should be sufficient to give a solid look to the cube. |
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snarfy: I've long argued that this guy should be out there making these things for real. |
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Great marketing gimmick, you can display two different messages on one clock and people will even look when it explodes. |
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