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By: Mieux que l’Atmos, l’horloge 3.16 Billion Cycles | Above Luxe

Mieux que l’Atmos, l’horloge 3.16 Billion Cycles | Above Luxe — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 06:54:02 +0000

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By: 3.16 Billion Cycles | Life, the Universe and Everything | Alphaverse.com

Mon, 18 May 2009 21:14:55 +0000

[…] the designers write up: Can we watch decay? Can we see glass as a fluid slowly slumping and deforming over time? […]

By: cwwang.com » Blog Archive » Time in Six Parts

cwwang.com » Blog Archive » Time in Six Parts — Sun, 17 May 2009 14:23:18 +0000

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By: Vita brevis, ars longa auf betonblog.de

Vita brevis, ars longa auf betonblog.de — Fri, 15 May 2009 11:27:31 +0000

[…] das würden wir gerne erleben, wie der Stahlring des Künstlers Che-Wei Wang nach 3.16 Milliarden Umdrehungen zu Boden […]

By: 3.16 Billion Cycles | curiosity killed hec

3.16 Billion Cycles | curiosity killed hec — Thu, 14 May 2009 08:32:16 +0000

[...] â€˜3.16 Billion Cyclesâ€ is a clock designed by Che-Wei Wang. 1 cycle takes 1 seconds, 3.16 billion cycles will take 100 years. After that time the clock will fall apart due to the gap in the outer arc. A 60 rpm (revolutions per minute) motor drives the entire mechanism. It rotates once every second. The following pulley rotates once every 5 seconds (1:5 ratio). The next rotates once every 60 seconds or 1 minute. Then 5 minutes, 1 hour, 1 day, 1 month, 1 year, and 1 decade. The decade wheel carries the load of the large arc. The large arc rotates once every century. The final ratio between the 60 rpm motor and the large arc is approximately 1:31.6 billion. [...]

By: Time in Six Parts - Che-Wei Wang’s 3.16 Billion Cycles, In a Lifetime, Cinematic Timepiece, One Hour Sprocket, Thermal Clock and Counting to a Billion | watchist.com

Thu, 14 May 2009 03:53:56 +0000

[…] 3.16 Billion Cycles is a clock that unravels a century through a series of pulleys. […]

By: 3.16 Billion Cycles - today and tomorrow

3.16 Billion Cycles - today and tomorrow — Wed, 13 May 2009 23:49:57 +0000

[…] “3.16 Billion Cycles” is a clock designed by Che-Wei Wang. 1 cycle takes 1 seconds, 3.16 billion cycles will take 100 years. After that time the clock will fall apart due to the gap in the outer arc. A 60 rpm (revolutions per minute) motor drives the entire mechanism. It rotates once every second. The following pulley rotates once every 5 seconds (1:5 ratio). The next rotates once every 60 seconds or 1 minute. Then 5 minutes, 1 hour, 1 day, 1 month, 1 year, and 1 decade. The decade wheel carries the load of the large arc. The large arc rotates once every century. The final ratio between the 60 rpm motor and the large arc is approximately 1:31.6 billion. […]

By: The Long Now Blog » Blog Archive » 3.16 Billion Cycles

The Long Now Blog » Blog Archive » 3.16 Billion Cycles — Tue, 12 May 2009 23:13:48 +0000

[…] the designers write up: Can we watch decay? Can we see glass as a fluid slowly slumping and deforming over time? […]

By: Zegarek stuletni: ponad 3 miliardy obrotÃ³w w 100 lat - GadÅ¼etomania.pl - gadÅ¼ety, nowoÅ›ci techniczne, nowoÅ›ci technologiczne, nowoÅ›ci komputerowe

Tue, 12 May 2009 09:06:25 +0000

[...] ktÃ³rego autorem jest Che-Wei Wang, napÄdzany jest silniczkiem wykonujÄ…cycm 60 obrotÃ³w na minutÄ. Kolejne koÅ‚o, po zastosowaniu [...]

By: tudza

tudza — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:08:54 +0000

You think the electric motor or the belts are good for 100 years?