Stephen Hawking unveils a weird looking clock
September 22, 2008
Time Eater Clock
Anyone seen this? It’s called the ‘Time Eater’. Unsurprisingly, it has been dubbed the ’strangest clock in the world’. Can anyone guess why?
It features a giant grasshopper on the top and instead of hands & numbers, it has 60 slits cut into its face which light up to show the time.
It was unveiled by Professor Stephen Hawking and it cost £1Million!
Apparantly, the clock is only accurate once every five minutes (which is of course really useful).
Dr John Taylor, 72, designed the clock as a tribute to English clockmaker John Harrison.
Eight engineers and craftsman worked for five years to mould the 24-carat gold-plated face! Just think what they could have done in 5 years… Maybe something actually useful… Maybe a clock that tells the time, ALL the time? Oh, and let’s not forget the £1Million…
