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Friday, August 01, 2008
Cooler Than Your Wristwatch
It appears the Antikytheria Mechanism had an "Olympics Time" hand. (Not to mention a built-in manual). And here I thought having an extra hand on my watch for Greenwich Mean Time in 24-format was nifty.
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4 comments:
That is an incredible find!!
I think the Amazons made it.
"Greenwich Mean Mime"? There's no such thing, you eurocentric, imperialist, timekeeping focused raaaacist!
I've always liked the De Dondi Astrarium.
Greenwich Mean Mimes
There.
:o)
I read that article three times, all the while thinking "Didn't I see on The History Channel that it was made by aliens?"
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