I wrote it, you made it: The Bulbdial Clock
Just about a year ago, I came up with a concept for a clock whose hands are shadows projected by bulbs shining on a center post. I called it the Bulbdial Clock, and my concept design looked like this:
Well, I’m thrilled to see that the evil mad scientists over at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories have actually built a working model! They posted lots of pictures, and it’s pretty awesome:
Head over to their site and see how they made it. They’re considering making a kit available so people can build their own Bulbdial Clocks. If you’d like to see that happen, let them know in the comments on their blog.
Update: Kits are now available! Visit EMSL for more info.
Comments
Oh my. I soooo want one of those (but in a nicer casing)!
Posted by: coxy | April 8, 2009 11:53 AM
This is pretty rad.
Posted by: Phil Nelson | April 8, 2009 12:07 PM
Neat idea! I’ve always thought a sundial that contained a clock and rotated to more accurately cast its shadow would be amusing.
Posted by: maximilian | April 8, 2009 6:09 PM
It’s be-yoo-ti-ful! Also, see how pretty it looks in a darkened room.
Posted by: Altissima | April 9, 2009 7:23 AM
It made it onto geekologie. Cool!
http://www.geekologie.com/2009/04/its_trippy_time_the_bulbdial_c.php
Posted by: Steve | April 15, 2009 1:53 PM
I’d buy it, if you made the kit available…that’s awesome!
Posted by: Justin | April 21, 2009 10:13 PM
I like your version much better — it could be extremely accurate. And so cool.
Posted by: Matt | June 23, 2009 12:23 PM