Grasshopper escapements
Was reading the entire internet from start to finish and came across this little mechanical marvel -- the Grasshopper escapement.
Wiki entry:
Grasshopper escapement
A nice youtube video:
Grasshopper Escapement Clock by Cyrus Biscardi
And the amazing public clock:
Corpus Clock
The BBC has this article on its dedication (by Dr. Steven Hawking no less):
Hawking unveils 'strangest clock'
The web page of the builder is here:
John C. Taylor
Fascinating stuff. Well, I reached
the last page of the internet -- time to clean out the garage a bit. Lulu and I just took an introductory class in fused glass and we both fell in love with the medium. Our styles are quite different but we each have fun. Looking at putting a small glass workshop in the garage.
Posted by DaveH at February 5, 2012 2:02 PM