Beware of the Time-eater

In accordance with my never-ending fascination with all things gadget, I'd like to introduce to you the Corpus Clock and the Chronophage, the most sophisticated grasshopper escapement ever constructed.



This clock, built for Corpus Christi College in Cambridge, England, is the brainchild of inventor John Taylor. I cannot explain its workings in any interesting way, so you'll have to see the video for yourself.

( Jump for the chronophage in action )

Yaarrrrrgh! Hoist me colors!

If ya be fergittin, iss the day of days, ya mangy scalawags! Show a leg, me hearties, and belay that landlubber talk! It be the 19th of Septembaarr!

Talk like a pirate day!

Now strike yer panties, lassies, and prepare to be boarded!!!