US$85,000 water clock
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Well we all need clocks but do we need a clock that cost US$85,000? I certainly don't think so.
Liquid-Time Sculpture invented by Bernard Gitton, which is a water clock certainly have some historical value though.
The Liquid-Time Sculpture is a new take on the ancient technology of water clocks. A vacuum system propels liquid to the top reservoir every 12 hours, and from there, liquid naturally drives a pendulum that keeps the clock pumping. There are only 29 of these minute discs, representing 58 minutes. The missing two minutes are accounted for in the time it takes for the pipes to drain. Just before one oclock, the minutes and the hours sections become full. When they overflow, they create a siphon that empties the entire clock in a dramatic fashion and the whole process begins again.
The liquid-time sculpture was developed for and sold by International Robotics with over 30 years of experience in what they call Techno-Marketing, which combines the work of inventors, engineers, scientists, and artists creating cutting-edge technologies. The liquid-time sculpture can be constructed from 7 ft. to as much as 35 ft. high and is already appearing in various places around the world including a gigantic model in the Indianapolis Childrens Museum. And apparently it's true what they say about time costing money - the 7ft. model costs US$85,000 and the 35 ft. can reach a whooping US$495,000.
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The Liquid-Time Sculpture is a new take on the ancient technology of water clocks. A vacuum system propels liquid to the top reservoir every 12 hours, and from there, liquid naturally drives a pendulum that keeps the clock pumping. There are only 29 of these minute discs, representing 58 minutes. The missing two minutes are accounted for in the time it takes for the pipes to drain. Just before one oclock, the minutes and the hours sections become full. When they overflow, they create a siphon that empties the entire clock in a dramatic fashion and the whole process begins again.
The liquid-time sculpture was developed for and sold by International Robotics with over 30 years of experience in what they call Techno-Marketing, which combines the work of inventors, engineers, scientists, and artists creating cutting-edge technologies. The liquid-time sculpture can be constructed from 7 ft. to as much as 35 ft. high and is already appearing in various places around the world including a gigantic model in the Indianapolis Childrens Museum. And apparently it's true what they say about time costing money - the 7ft. model costs US$85,000 and the 35 ft. can reach a whooping US$495,000.
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