Comments on: The 10,000 Year Clock: Our Stonehenge? http://narwilliams.com/blog/2008/07/29/the-10000-year-clock-our-stonehenge/ Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:42:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: ryanthemighty http://narwilliams.com/blog/2008/07/29/the-10000-year-clock-our-stonehenge/comment-page-1/#comment-511 ryanthemighty Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:49:06 +0000 http://achievenerdvana.wordpress.com/?p=680#comment-511 Unlike the failed Gottlieb Transit Corridor at the Griffith Observatory that was pretty darned cool in the planning and idea stages but just never quite translated IRL. Unlike the failed Gottlieb Transit Corridor at the Griffith Observatory that was pretty darned cool in the planning and idea stages but just never quite translated IRL.

]]> By: eksith http://narwilliams.com/blog/2008/07/29/the-10000-year-clock-our-stonehenge/comment-page-1/#comment-512 eksith Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:06:20 +0000 http://achievenerdvana.wordpress.com/?p=680#comment-512 While long running "gadgets" are not new. In fact a few scientific experiments have already lasted decades and may last a century more. Though this one will take the cake But there's one common theme among all of them that ensures long life. Simplicity. The Pitch Drop experiment is just a sealed container with a funnel and a blob of bitumen. The Foucalut Pendulum is just a weight on the end of a string. A device of this complexity will need to be robust by design. And they will need to make sure it will survive a whole list of potential obstacles and disasters beyond the curators' control. Not the least of it being climate control or lack thereof at best and, at the worst, earthquakes. While long running “gadgets” are not new. In fact a few scientific experiments have already lasted decades and may last a century more. Though this one will take the cake

But there’s one common theme among all of them that ensures long life. Simplicity.

The Pitch Drop experiment is just a sealed container with a funnel and a blob of bitumen.

The Foucalut Pendulum is just a weight on the end of a string.

A device of this complexity will need to be robust by design. And they will need to make sure it will survive a whole list of potential obstacles and disasters beyond the curators’ control. Not the least of it being climate control or lack thereof at best and, at the worst, earthquakes.

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