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For everyone who likes to get an early start on their drinking. Instead of displaying the time, this handsome desk clock uses a miniature globe, rotating on a stand, to show you where in the world it's 5 o'clock as you look at it. An LCD text display on the stand shows the names of major cities in that
time-zone. Say with confidence, "I can kick off now. It's 5-o-clock in Paris."
If your kids ask, explain it's an educational tool to explain how timezones work, and prove it by setting up a desk lamp to be the sun.
Inspiration
http://en.wikipedia...e_O'Clock_Somewhere
The original classic song. [gisho, Feb 22 2010]
this clock is even better
http://www.floribea...clock-Somewhere.jpg
[xandram, Feb 23 2010]
...even more better...
http://www.ddimas.c...clock-somewhere.png
[xandram, Feb 23 2010]
Globe Clock
http://www.1worldgl...com/globeclock.html
Sounds kind of like this globe which shows you where in the world the edge of darkness is at any given moment. [jurist, Feb 23 2010]
Globe Clock II
http://www.1worldgl...Globes/gcsunlit.htm
Another version, if you prefer, with internal illumination and easier to read markings. [jurist, Feb 23 2010]
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If the desk lamp is the son, then who's the father? |
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[DrWorm] . . . . aargh, this is what I get for posting too close to 5-o-clock, when my brain has already gone home for the day. Fixed, thank you. |
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Cool globe clocks very similar to this idea (although perhaps without the LCD city display) already exist for under USD$400. <links> |
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Five o'clock is brief, it only lasts one minute, and occurs about 33 times in a given 24 hour period. What would the globe display during the other 1,407 minutes? |
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Local time, [tatters]. Time zones are sooo 20th century donchano? |
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