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A triangular clock that displays everything upside down. It's triangular to make it impossible (or at east frustratingly difficult) to turn upside down to make the display show rightside up.
(note: this is not a hanging clock)
The mighty interrobang
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrobang
Got it?!?!?!? [GutPunchLullabies, Oct 18 2007]
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Right. Buy a triangular clock, open it up, rotate the dial 180 deg.
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I should try it next time I am shopping for a gift. |
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I had to read it a couple of times before I got it.
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You should specify that it is not a hanging clock. |
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Variation: leave it round (like a normal clock), but distribute its weight close to the rim on top, causing it to only be stable upside down. |
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Thanks, BJS, I meant to mention that. Jutta, not a bad idea... |
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Needs a better name to do it justice.... + |
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Well, the joke's on you, [21], because I put my clock on my night shelf above my bed, and I sleep on my back. |
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I usually fall outta bed when the alarm
goes off, hence it would be perfect for
me!+ |
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Bun for [jutta]'s idea. I like manipulating the center of gravity on everyday objects. |
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Yes, build this and market it, Ill have 3
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I did this once with a digital alarm clock. I opened the case turned the LED's 180 degrees and put it back together. Nobody got the joke and the thing ended up getting thrown out |
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A combination, perhaps: A triangular clock with the "guts" gimballed loosely inside, so that whatever side you choose, the clock face swings back to upside down.
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Ooh... gimballing the guts... I like it. |
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Then how about this: the gimbal is locked, except at 3:00 AM every day.
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"Who keeps flipping my !@##$% clock?!?!?!nterroban? |
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GP, I thought *I* had an evil imagination! |
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//(note: this is not a hanging clock)//
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Maybe I don't understand, but what prevents someone from hanging it if they want to?
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I like GPL's varation, since it makes that a moot point. |
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//Maybe I don't understand, but what prevents someone from hanging it if they want to? //
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Originally, I was thinking to simply have a solid, stainless steel casing with beveled edges to make it impossible to attach a hook and too heavy for adhesive hooks. But you're right, I think the gimballing of the guts is a better idea... Hell, combine the two! |
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It gets the point across even to the uninitiated |
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What's "interroban" mean? |
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It's a question mark and exclamation mark rolled into one. |
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I see... is it Spanish? Sounds like it, but it's been so long so took Spanish classes I've forgotten most of it. |
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"The Heavy Hands of Time." |
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You would want the numbers gimballed too, to protect them in upright position. It seems sort of coarse to have the digits all slanty and kittywumpus. |
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Instead of all this gimballing madness, why not put weight and a scale inside to determine which way is up, and then have a digital readout that changes as you turn it, even if the point is in some way "impossible" (like if I pick it up with my hands and hold it point down).
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Or, why not glue it to the mantlepiece/nightstand without the person's permission? Then they have a clock they can't read ruining the finish on their antique tables. |
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See, grza, that would cross the between a harmless joke and vandalism. I'm not a vandal. I despise vandals. |
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Make that MOST of the uninitiated ;)
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Hey, if I'd seen the actual symbol I would've figured it out. |
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