Re:All clocks are 30 seconds late
by seabass-labrax on Tuesday January 07, 2025 @12:48AM
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The clocks in German railway stations have second hands which 'click'. It's particulary fun how the seconds hand runs slightly fast so that it can pause on the minute, waiting momentarily for a synchronization pulse:
Swiss stations are similar but have contiuously moving second hands. I could have sworn this clock characteristic was indeed called 'Swiss motion' but I can't find any such reference on the Web...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMSBJzN35u0
Swiss stations are similar but have contiuously moving second hands. I could have sworn this clock characteristic was indeed called 'Swiss motion' but I can't find any such reference on the Web...