Video: Continue Time wall clock articulates in weird, wondrous ways
It's hard to say why fanciful clocks really get our juices flowin' -- after all, it's not like we're in any hurry to watch the best moments of our lives tick away -- but Sander Mulder's Continue Time is certainly amongst the classiest timepiece designs that we've seen. More than just a concept, this limited edition (just 20 were made) masterpiece is engineered to be wall mounted, boasting an articulating arm that pivots and swivels in order to display the current time to those with the appropriate vision. In the artist's words: "on this clock, two out of the three pointers rotate around another pointer, instead of the central point on the clock face, as with traditional clocks." It's a thing of beauty, innit? Hop on past the break for a mesmerizing clip.
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wodahS @ Jul 17th 2009 8:46AM
Looks dangerous.
htowngator @ Jul 17th 2009 8:45AM
Pretty cool.... but not going to pay what they want for that.
Adam @ Jul 17th 2009 4:05PM
I'll wait for Ikea to copy it. :P
Haikibutsu @ Jul 17th 2009 8:46AM
I want this now.
unzarjones @ Jul 17th 2009 10:19AM
Whoa! I thought you had a ransom pic of my kid's pigs.
Pre-determined @ Jul 17th 2009 8:48AM
tech new slow today...seemingly :|
DonD @ Jul 17th 2009 9:10AM
This was posted at 8:48am...a little quick to call it a slow news day
ilovethewaggle @ Jul 17th 2009 3:22PM
Its after 3 and its still on the first page...its a slow news day.
Daniel @ Jul 17th 2009 8:48AM
so what time is it at the end? 11:45? or like 11:35? is it where the point of the arm is, or the direction it is pointing which determines how you read it?
Indefinite Implosion @ Jul 17th 2009 9:03AM
If you need to be told, you'll never know.
fistpittingnork @ Jul 17th 2009 9:25AM
The short hand is hours, the long hand is minutes, and the skinny hand is seconds.
Imagine each hand still coming from the same axis like a traditional clock, look at where each hand is pointing, imagining the face of a clock.
For example, the image above, the time is 8:10:03.
Make sense?
Daniel @ Jul 17th 2009 9:30AM
are you sure it isn't 2:10:03?
ReknapS @ Jul 17th 2009 9:33AM
Looks like 2:40:10 to me
Aquis @ Jul 17th 2009 9:37AM
I thought it was around 2:40:05...
Ethos @ Jul 17th 2009 9:44AM
I thought 2:40 as well.
giuliop @ Jul 17th 2009 9:47AM
If the short hand is hours, I wonder why it seems to be moving faster than the long hand.
But never mind, a subjectively read clock was all we needed.
Dr. Evil Genius @ Jul 17th 2009 10:04AM
The clock at the end was clearly reading 11:40. The base arm is the hour and was almost pointing straight up from the left.
Chasqui @ Jul 17th 2009 10:37AM
Are you sure its not 4:20 ?
gtaylor99 @ Jul 17th 2009 11:22AM
http://sandermulder.com/continue_time.html
According to the website, the time is 1:43:03
Nicholas @ Jul 17th 2009 11:35AM
based on his website it is long arm = hours, middle arm = minutes, short = seconds, which make sense even if it isn't like a normal clock.
Reggie @ Jul 17th 2009 8:59AM
Looks like it was copied from: http://www.handinhandclock.com/
nrb @ Jul 17th 2009 10:39AM
It sure does. When I saws the vid, I found it interesting, but knew had to have been done before. Probably several times. This one just got on Engadget.
Johnathan @ Jul 17th 2009 8:59AM
I really want one
Sharif @ Jul 17th 2009 9:00AM
ME WANT! Recession antidote please?
Galley @ Jul 17th 2009 9:15AM
That makes my brain hurt.
danoyler @ Jul 17th 2009 9:23AM
Kinda cool but ...its a clock....it would be a conversation piece for about..5 minutes? maybe. Then the novelty would be gone.
Scott @ Jul 17th 2009 9:25AM
That is a pretty cool clock. Not entirely sure how to read it, but I have only watched the video once. Still, that would look pretty sweet on a wall.
Choco_Bear @ Jul 17th 2009 9:43AM
Why isn't my comment showing...?
Choco_Bear @ Jul 17th 2009 9:46AM
Oops, there it is.
This clock is cool, shame I can't tell what time it is though.
Ethos @ Jul 17th 2009 9:47AM
It would be awesome to have in a sitting-room by it selfs on a blank wall.
Choco_Bear @ Jul 17th 2009 9:47AM
2:40:10 makes sense to me.
Gert @ Jul 17th 2009 10:20AM
I wish they'd release cnc files, so i could hijack one of the cnc machines at my work during breaks and craft this beauty.
Josh @ Jul 17th 2009 10:43AM
It would be cool to see once an hour when all of the hands are fully extended, such as 3:15:15
egghead @ Jul 17th 2009 11:35AM
Technically, only twice a day 00:00:00 and 12:00:00, although they come fairly close to being fully extended multiple times. Now, an interesting thing would be to find out at what time to freeze the hands for packaging (i.e. when the hour and seconds are in alignment with the minute hand in opposition). There is never a time at which they will line up perfectly this way, but I think they come within a 12 degree arc at some point, probably closer.
nomrebsplz @ Jul 17th 2009 6:21PM
6:00:30?
Michgar @ Jul 17th 2009 10:54AM
Brilliant, and elegant.
randombloke @ Jul 17th 2009 11:27AM
Needs:
1xWiimote
3xIR LEDs
1xProjector
1xSoftware to project the appropriate faces onto the wall behind the clock, continually centred on the hands as they move.
Make the three faces red, green, and blue to get some interesting effects as they inevitably overlap.
Tanner @ Jul 17th 2009 11:56AM
I just want to see high noon. This thing would need some clearance from other wall objects and the ceiling.
Septimus @ Jul 17th 2009 12:09PM
I was thinking the exact same thing. It would need to be smack in the middle of a large wall. Quarter to nine / quarter past 3 must be a bitch. Thing has to be nailed hard to the wall.
Chudilo @ Jul 17th 2009 12:24PM
Did you see them offering a screensaver with the same clock?
It displays the clock on a white background!
OMFG that'll save your screen REALLY WELL!
Are people seriously that stupid?
10minutehobo @ Jul 17th 2009 12:43PM
Some people just use screensavers because they want to.
I'll bet most people don't even know WHY they're called "screen-savers".
egghead @ Jul 17th 2009 12:58PM
What's funny is when someone has a 'screen-saver' that is displaying a practically static image. Of course, with LCDs it's not really of issue, but still! Plus, most of the new 'screen-savers' are processor and graphics hogs which taxes the processor more in 15 minutes than most people would in a full working day.
blackfeather @ Jul 17th 2009 2:03PM
So, does it gain a minute every hour, or have they slowed down the minute hand to rotate at only 1:59th the rate of the hour hand?
blackfeather @ Jul 17th 2009 2:03PM
wait - that was stupid.
ky @ Jul 17th 2009 3:00PM
sweet clock
GroovDude @ Jul 17th 2009 5:01PM
I'm confused, is that a clock or a clock that is wanting to kill me in interprative dancing?
tomokazu.osada @ Jul 18th 2009 8:02PM
i couldn't tell what time it was. it nees to be computerized.
tomo
Pre-determined @ Jul 19th 2009 8:59PM
Pre-determined @ Jul 17th 2009 8:48AM
tech new slow today...seemingly :|
DonD @ Jul 17th 2009 9:10AM
This was posted at 8:48am...a little quick to call it a slow news day
ilovethewaggle @ Jul 17th 2009 3:22PM
Its after 3 and its still on the first page...its a slow news day.
Thanks ilovethewaggle...I'm up at this time every day reading Engadget... i know "filler" when I see it...because the morning shift is usually gadget worthy. 2 days later and still on first page of comments.
Certified Ninjician @ Jul 23rd 2009 6:25PM
I just received a pre-order email...
There are 40 worldwide limited editions plus an artists copy and a couple prototypes.
The price is 4999 euro, inclusive of shipping, taxes, duty, sold out means sold out
Down payment of 2000 euro is required 14 days after order is invoiced
Expected to ship end of 2009