What kind of clock is this?

[golfmade]

Wife's an interior designer and recently got in this Leonardo Da Vinci clock, quite cool.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEqWDiTWBHE

[Pixie]

Spinning String Clock ?

[Mom]

Spinning String Clock ?

Yeah I reckon it is as well, the title kinda of gave a small clue though.

[quickbuck]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Pixie again.

[EJK]

Leonardo Davinci Clock™ ?

[golfmade]

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Pixie again.

Pardon? Don't understand what you mean.


Leonardo Davinci Clock™ ?

Ahhh, that's it. Thanks for the help, will change my youtube video to reflect it. Thanks!

[EJK]

Ahhh, that's it. Thanks for the help, will change my youtube video to reflect it. Thanks!

HOLY CRAP! I was totally guessing and I got it right!!!

<img src="http://www.italyexpo2000.com/leonardoclock/index.1.jpg" />

[quickbuck]

Pardon? Don't understand what you mean.



Okay, allow me to explain.
Pixie's post made me laugh, so I was going to give him reputation (the little star at the bottom of his post) thanking him for the laugh.
As he was within the last 3 people I have given it to tonight, that caption came up.

So, i just copied it and posted it, so pixie would know what I meant.
Sorry, didn't mean to confuse....

[golfmade]

Okay, allow me to explain.
Pixie's post made me laugh, so I was going to give him reputation (the little star at the bottom of his post) thanking him for the laugh.
As he was within the last 3 people I have given it to tonight, that caption came up.

So, i just copied it and posted it, so pixie would know what I meant.
Sorry, didn't mean to confuse....

Gotcha. Didn't know about the reputation thing around here, now I know.

And I called it spinning string clock originally in the video because I didn't know what it was called, hence the post here. :D

[quickbuck]

Gotcha. Didn't know about the reputation thing around here, now I know.
I know, hence the explination...


And I called it spinning string clock originally in the video because I didn't know what it was called, hence the post here. :D

Yup, you got us fooled with that one ;)

[Pixie]

They just showed a clock using this escapement,made of Meccano on James May's toy stories.
It's called a flying pendulum escapement.

[golfmade]

They just showed a clock using this escapement,made of Meccano on James May's toy stories.
It's called a flying pendulum escapement.

Thanks, I love engineering like this especially as you can see it work.

[Big Dave]

Waaay fast - it's only just after 3.00

[quickbuck]

Waaay fast - it's only just after 3.00

Think it's broken... It's now an hour and a half slow......

Well, It may be right twice a day.....