A broken 24-hour clock is right only <EM>once</EM> a day …

I recieved an email from Pete Boardman about the comments I've made about the 24-hour [1] analog clock [2] I have. Apparently, they're more popular than I thought, given that he runs a site dedicated to them [3].

One of the more intriguing [4] designs was the Cyclos [5] watch, which is a hybrid 12/24 hour watch, where the hour hand grows and shrinks as the time progresses. Some of the other designs are quite beautiful, but alas, if I have to ask how much …

[1] /boston/2002/02/05.3

[2] /boston/2002/05/09.3

[3] http://www.pobox.com/~clock24

[4] http://www.cam.net.uk/home/pb/design.html/

[5] http://www.cyclos-watch.ch/

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