how does this work?

DanielBDanielB Registered Users Posts: 2,362 Major grins
edited February 5, 2006 in Holy Macro
went to a restraunt today and saw this on the wall. i got a nice laugh out of it:D

*hint: look at the New York clock (the numbers)**


i mean, i know things in New York are kinda Screwey, but really... :lol3
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  • Awais YaqubAwais Yaqub Registered Users Posts: 10,572 Major grins
    edited February 4, 2006
    eek7.gif
    rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif
    And they still have it on wall
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited February 4, 2006
    Easily explained, we New Yorkers are always ahead of the crowd lol3.gif
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  • DanielBDanielB Registered Users Posts: 2,362 Major grins
    edited February 4, 2006
    Andy wrote:
    Easily explained, we New Yorkers are always ahead of the crowd lol3.gif




    Pssttt. thats what the government wants you to think andy:uhoh



    :D
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited February 4, 2006
    the wheels that drive the hour, minute and second hand on this fascinating clock are in turn driven by precise camshafts that accelerate or decelerate the wheels as needed to show the correct time on the out-of-order numbered face-
  • DanielBDanielB Registered Users Posts: 2,362 Major grins
    edited February 4, 2006
    gefillmore wrote:
    the wheels that drive the hour, minute and second hand on this fascinating clock are in turn driven by precise camshafts that accelerate or decelerate the wheels as needed to show the correct time on the out-of-order numbered face-



    eek7.gif

    gazoontite:D
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  • ivarivar Registered Users Posts: 8,395 Major grins
    edited February 4, 2006
    gefillmore wrote:
    the wheels that drive the hour, minute and second hand on this fascinating clock are in turn driven by precise camshafts that accelerate or decelerate the wheels as needed to show the correct time on the out-of-order numbered face-
    So what you are saying is that new-yorkers like to make it difficult when it can be done easy? rolleyes1.gif or they are just overcomplicated? eek7.gif
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  • DanielBDanielB Registered Users Posts: 2,362 Major grins
    edited February 4, 2006
    ivar wrote:
    So what you are saying is that new-yorkers like to make it difficult when it can be done easy? rolleyes1.gif or they are just overcomplicated? eek7.gif

    lol3.gif
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited February 4, 2006
    I'd seen on a website that an MIT student (obviously with too much time on his hands) had designed it-

    george
  • mynakedsodamynakedsoda Registered Users Posts: 177 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2006
    That is too cool. rolleyes1.gif
    I wonder where you could buy an actual clock like that?headscratch.gif
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited February 5, 2006
    http://www.stupid.com/stat/MXCK.html
  • mynakedsodamynakedsoda Registered Users Posts: 177 Major grins
    edited February 5, 2006
    gefillmore wrote:
    http://www.stupid.com/stat/MXCK.html
    Wow! I didn't expect anyone would actually know. Thanks alot. I see quite a few things there I need. thumb.gif
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited February 5, 2006
    I'm on the tattoo sleeve and the rapper rat-I'm having a hard time deciding on the pooping pig-
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