Thread: Backwards clock
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Old 02-22-2005, 03:26 PM   #3 (permalink)
ratbastid
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Neat!

I think I've heard of this before. An electric clock is basically a stepped-down electric motor. Electric motors don't really have directionality, they can run in either direction. That means that the right amount of resistence can influence which direction it starts running.

Not as poetic as your explanation, though!
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