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Working ball clock built entirely using LEGO parts

submitted by mintbbb

1 decade 1 year 9 months 4 weeks ago

YouTube Description:

A custom designed working ball clock built entirely using LEGO parts.

For those that have noticed, no it does not keep accurate time in the video. I just wanted to show off the mechanical components of the clock. In the video it is running off of a standard LEGO 9V motor, which ends up picking up a ball every 55 seconds. In order to keep accurate time, an actual timing motor/controller has to be used. This could be easily done using the LEGO mindstorms system.

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Is there a smaller version for my wrist?

*promote awesome

Promoting this video back to the front page; last published Wednesday, January 30th, 2013 3:53am PST - promote requested by messenger.

No, but the Duplo version would work well in a clock tower.

Is there a smaller version for my wrist?

Lego nerdgasm alert! I so want to build one of these now!

"A custom designed working ball clock built entirely using LEGO parts."

...and a bunch of beads.

He stated (@ about 0:19) that the "beads" are bionicle zamor spheres (http://bionicle.wikia.com/wiki/Zamor_Sphere) which are indeed lego parts.

"A custom designed working ball clock built entirely using LEGO parts."

...and a bunch of beads.

That's a bit of a stretch, but ok, I retract my Outrage(tm) from my previous post. Was at work anyway, no speakers.

He stated (@ about 0:19) that the "beads" are bionicle zamor spheres (http://bionicle.wikia.com/wiki/Zamor_Sphere) which are indeed lego parts.

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