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How Big Ben Keeps Accurate Time

littleme61_6 — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 19:07:52 GMT

I had this forwarded to me, maybe some have already seen this though. But I was well impressed watching the video.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qad6Q_RbQQ0?rel=0

Re: How Big Ben Keeps Accurate Time

right-then-petal — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 19:23:39 GMT

Re: How Big Ben Keeps Accurate Time

Anonymous — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 13:58:07 GMT

Amazing!

Re: How Big Ben Keeps Accurate Time

jd.linklater — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 16:22:37 GMT

Fascinating video. At first glance it seems a bit Heath Robinson adding a penny to the pendulum to keep it in time but if it's worked for 160 years why change it?

Re: How Big Ben Keeps Accurate Time

fallen-archie — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 16:55:54 GMT

I'm surprised some wag hasn't tried to nick the pennies,meanwhile her is another example of a fine mechanism.

Re: How Big Ben Keeps Accurate Time

aernethril — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 17:48:31 GMT

And here is another - it seems that you either like / admire this or you don't

I find it absolutely fascinating in it's design and construction - using a mechanism from nearly 300 years ago with a modern and unique display of the passing of time.

There are other vids on that page which give some different perspectives

This is a BBC vid on the history of the John Harrison clock

The Clock That Changed the World (BBC History of the World)