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This over-the-top wall clock has way more gears than it really needs – but it’ll definitely draw stares from anyone who tries to tell time with it.
Homeloo’s Jumbo Gear Clock has not 2, 3 or even 10 gears. Nope, it’s got an more than 50 gears – each and every one of them exposed…
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October 27th, 2008
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author: technabob
filed under: design strange + wonderful timepieces
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Unlike a normal clock, this funky modern timepiece keeps its hands stationary, letting the numbers on its dial rotate around the hands to tell the time. A simple gear-drive mechanism moves the outer ring around the clock mechanism.
The desk clock gets it’s name, “Pisa” from it’s eye-catching leaning tower design. And if you really…
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December 15th, 2007
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob
filed under: design timepieces
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The guys over at dutch design firm OOOMS are best known for their wooden memory sticks, but here’s another interesting contraption that they also are responsible for.
Looking like a treadmill on wheels, the Speedy Rollator uses a special gear drive system to multiply your walking efforts and increase your pace.
While you won’t look quite…
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July 6th, 2007
stumble it! digg it!
author: technabob
filed under: strange + wonderful