Alan Parekh's hard drive clock

It's a little hard to tell precisely what's going on here without checking out the video, but we have to just up front say that Alan Parekh's hard drive clock is one of the most messed-up-cool things we've seen 'round these parts in a while. If you want to make a sweet clock out of an an old drive that still spins, and have some skills and a little bit (a lot) of free time, prepare yourself to be the owner of your very own analog-digital/analogue digital timepiece.

[Thanks, Mark]

[Matt @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

His hard WHAT!?!? Oh, clock

[GunForHire @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

Cool idea. Pity it's loud and only works in the dark.

[Patrick @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

Damn that's cool!

[brickballs @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

thats prety cool.

[aml @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

So... as far as I can tell it flashes the leds when the piece of tape is over the correct location... pretty impressive timing.

[DarkFader @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

It would've been nicer if the LEDs were actually placed on the platter, but I don't know if the platter is conductive by itself for the head let power through. Another option is to stick some contacts between the rings that are on the motor cylinder.

[Dan @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

Holy christ that's cool

[Nuno @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

excuse me, but... I WAN�T ONE!!! FREAKING COOL

[Mark @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

pretty cool.

from teh website: "You will need some electronic knowledge, some common electronic components and a bit of patients"

really? what kind of patients? hospital or psychological? i think he meant patience.

[Jeff @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

Anybody see the schematic? Looks like homer's plans for a time travel machine.

http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~umparekh/clock_pics/schematic_large.jpg

[Alan Parekh @ Dec 19th 2005 1:05AM]

Hey Mark,

"from teh website:"

Well since this is pick on Alan day...
What does "teh" mean :)

Alan