Re:Beverly Clock
by laurent123456 on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @06:29AM
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It says the clock has never been manually wound, but can it be manually wound? It's weird they keep repeating this in the article (and all the linked articles) because it seems it's just not how it works, a bit like a solar powered watch.
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Sure it can, just raise the weight by hand (or, if I've misunderstood it, do whatever other operation is caused by the change in pressure).
It probably doesn't have a winder, but that doesn't mean it can't be wound.
Or just give the clock a warm, friendly hug.
Re:Beverly Clock
by laurent123456 on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @06:44AM
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Yes that would make sense. It seems it's the article that's not making much sense:
> While the clock has not been wound [...] it has stopped on a number of occasions.
> when the ambient temperature has not fluctuated sufficiently to absorb the requisite amount of energy, the clock will not function
...so it's been wound.
Re:Beverly Clock
by toomanybeersies on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @07:05AM
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No, after it was initially wound, it hasn't been wound by a person again. It has stopped, but it has restarted on its own without human intervention.
For all we know, it never had to be initially wound.
It reminds me of Triggers Broom... he's had the same broom for 20 years...
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