Time Machine: The Clock With Balls

[Guest]

Why settle for hands, when you can keep time with a more complicated movement?

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[dokiardo]

Looks pretty cool actually. More of an office type clock, not really one obviously to have in one's home with kids ;p

 

[henryvalz]

Guys, this thing has been around since the `80s.

 

[DjEaZy]

... balls of seal!!!

 

[hardcore_gamer]

I hate all technologies that doesn't have a chip which contains several billion transistors

 

[Guest]

Umm I have had this sitting in my bonus room for about 10 years now. Seems a little old to be written up on here.

 

[tbq]

My cousin has had one of these for years. Very fun to watch, but the sound of all the balls dropping on the hour is very annoying when you're trying to sleep.

 

[rohitbaran]

Cool but cumbersome to look the time, since one has to go and peep into the chutes. Price is reasonable though.

 

[zinabas]

FYI: I believe it would reset it self after 12 hours if you messed the balls in it.

 

[tranzz]

I had one as a child (20 years ago)

 

[knightofdames]

can the prince of persia stop the balls of time??? Sure can..
He can steel em..

 

[jeroly]

I had had one of these about forty years ago...all fashion just cycles and recycles...

 

[Guest]

My brother gave me one for Christmas year before last. It's not a precision time piece but it is a conversation starter.

 

[mavroxur]

I had one of these in elementary school, and i'm 29 now. Kinda cool to see it brought back though. I got a kick out of it when I was a kid, and somewhere through the years mine has vanished.

 

[mavroxur]

and if the price was $29.50, they jacked the price up to $40 when tom's ran this article :-/

 

[jakmove]

[citation][nom]mavroxur[/nom]and if the price was $29.50, they jacked the price up to $40 when tom's ran this article :-/[/citation]
Myabe Tom's saw the bottom price and thought it was the actual price instead of the savings you get.

 

[dark_lord69]

LOL Clock and balls!!!
I was thinking that this was going to be an article about some whack-job claiming he created a time machine. (You know, to go back in time.)

 

[gm0n3y]

[citation][nom]henryvalz[/nom]Guys, this thing has been around since the `80s.[/citation]
Some of the earliest 'clocks' made by the ancient Chinese and Greeks used small metal balls.

 

[Kryan]

"The Clock With Balls" - why did i not see the "l" in Clock upon quick browsing... >.<

nifty idea though...the clock that is

 

[wishtar]

I've always wanted one of those ever since seeing one when I was a child back in the late 70's. Anyone know where to get a nice one that's not made out of plastic.