Comments on: Life Clock Ticks Away The Years http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/08/18/life-clock-ticks-away-the-years/ Deliciously Geeky... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:25:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/08/18/life-clock-ticks-away-the-years/comment-page-1/#comment-387956 Anonymous Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:13:56 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=12511#comment-387956 Easy to convert into dog years, too! Easy to convert into dog years, too!

]]> By: Nathir http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/08/18/life-clock-ticks-away-the-years/comment-page-1/#comment-387858 Nathir Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:37:54 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=12511#comment-387858 I made a mistake with interpreting the minute and second hands, but noon/midnight does point to 84 years. I think the correct view is that when the “hour hand” moves one minute-tick, 1.4 years have passed (= 7 years / 5 ticks). Minute and second interpretation can be derived as follows: --- 1 hour on the dial == 7 years --- 1 minute on the dial = 1 hour / 60 == 7 years / 60 = 0.11667 years = 42.6 days --- 1 second == 42.6 days / 60 = 0.71 days = 17 hours. This means that you can “see” the second hand move to tick your life away every 17 hours. -Nathir I made a mistake with interpreting the minute and second hands, but noon/midnight does point to 84 years. I think the correct view is that when the “hour hand” moves one minute-tick, 1.4 years have passed (= 7 years / 5 ticks).
Minute and second interpretation can be derived as follows:
— 1 hour on the dial == 7 years
— 1 minute on the dial = 1 hour / 60 == 7 years / 60 = 0.11667 years = 42.6 days
— 1 second == 42.6 days / 60 = 0.71 days = 17 hours.

This means that you can “see” the second hand move to tick your life away every 17 hours.

-Nathir

]]> By: Andrew Liszewski http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/08/18/life-clock-ticks-away-the-years/comment-page-1/#comment-387847 Andrew Liszewski Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:59:32 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=12511#comment-387847 Actually I think Nathir is right. Looking more closely at the clock face there seems to be 7 years separating the numbers instead of just 5. (Even though there are only 5 sub-ticks.) Actually I think Nathir is right. Looking more closely at the clock face there seems to be 7 years separating the numbers instead of just 5. (Even though there are only 5 sub-ticks.)

]]> By: FredM http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/08/18/life-clock-ticks-away-the-years/comment-page-1/#comment-387846 FredM Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:50:15 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=12511#comment-387846 Sorry Nathir, but I think you've got it wrong. There are 82 years on the clock (just like a normal clock shows 12 hours). The minute hand will be 1/60th of a year, say 7.3 days (close enough to a week). The second hand will be 1/60th of this, so it ticks to the next position every 2.9 hours. This clock also resonates with me, and I think it would be very strange and disturbing to see your life tick away each day. Sorry Nathir, but I think you’ve got it wrong. There are 82 years on the clock (just like a normal clock shows 12 hours).
The minute hand will be 1/60th of a year, say 7.3 days (close enough to a week).
The second hand will be 1/60th of this, so it ticks to the next position every 2.9 hours.

This clock also resonates with me, and I think it would be very strange and disturbing to see your life tick away each day.

]]> By: Nathir http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/08/18/life-clock-ticks-away-the-years/comment-page-1/#comment-387844 Nathir Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:30:34 +0000 http://www.ohgizmo.com/?p=12511#comment-387844 Correction, at midnight, it will be 77+7 = 84 years (not 82). The minute hand will be 84/60 = 1.4 years The second hand is 1.4 / 60 = 0.023333 years = 8.5 days. Sorry for splitting hairs and missing the big picture :). I actually watched "The Bucket List" the other day and this clock is resonating with me somehow. Correction, at midnight, it will be 77+7 = 84 years (not 82).
The minute hand will be 84/60 = 1.4 years
The second hand is 1.4 / 60 = 0.023333 years = 8.5 days.

Sorry for splitting hairs and missing the big picture :) . I actually watched “The Bucket List” the other day and this clock is resonating with me somehow.

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