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21 comments to "The Bulbdial Clock"
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sparge
April 10th, 2008 at
8:25 am
Wow, that site has the worst comments I’ve seen outside of youtube.
I really dig the idea though! I’d buy one.
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bean
April 10th, 2008 at
8:36 am
Well, I guess it’s cheaper than buying two more suns. Although I hear Apple’s skunkworks has been working on a cheap new iSun you can fit in your back pocket.
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NiteWhite
April 10th, 2008 at
9:00 am
can i make it stay at 4:20 all the time?
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Sid Morrison
April 10th, 2008 at
9:14 am
I find this rather neat indeed — this isn’t actually produced, though, is it? It seems like it’s currently a “concept”. At the right price, I’d buy one.
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fsmarch
April 10th, 2008 at
9:44 am
When is it coming out in wristwatch version?
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JoBo S
April 10th, 2008 at
11:00 am
I totally dig this idea! You would have to turn it off if it is anywhere near your bedroom though..
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artbot
April 10th, 2008 at
11:54 am
This is such a great concept (and that’s all it is right now, apparently). It seems like it would be possible to make it with lower-profile light arms if the clock face were concave, which would streamline the clunky proportions a bit. A watch version where the light arms folded out would be beyond awesome.
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Aeris
April 10th, 2008 at
12:18 pm
How do they make sure it works everywhere? I love the idea but I have an exceedingly bright flat and I don’t need a clock that just works in the nights or late evenings…
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Wolf
April 10th, 2008 at
1:14 pm
Everyone who loves this watch and are waiting for the real version to buy one will loose money. It simply doesn’t work in real life.
The light of one bulb will constantly affect the shadow of the others bulb. -
X-Shark
April 10th, 2008 at
1:24 pm
Wolf. . .
You will still get shadows.
This is due to the fact that in some areas you are getting 3x light and in other areas you are only getting 2x light. So some spots will be shaded from a third light. -
CheeseDuck
April 10th, 2008 at
2:24 pm
Sweet. Great idea!
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Thespian24601
April 10th, 2008 at
2:25 pm
Wolf, I believe it will work, they will just have to work on the shadows. You get multiple shadows on many things in real life depending on light. Plus, this is just a concept. They’re going to get the kinks out and try to make it work.
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mattfl2
April 10th, 2008 at
3:04 pm
This originally came from http://www.ironicsans.com/ , look under the March 17th entry.
Permalink: http://www.ironicsans.com/2008/03/idea_the_bulbdial_clock.html
I visit often
-Matt.
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Carl
April 10th, 2008 at
8:37 pm
Yes definitely check out the originator’s site: Ironic Sans - the guy’s brilliant!
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Rick
April 10th, 2008 at
10:39 pm
I have GOT to get me one of these.
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Alannah
April 11th, 2008 at
12:59 am
That is so minimalist cool. I’m betting I can get my husband to make one of these for me.
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ted
April 11th, 2008 at
5:32 am
Looks great. Probably only works in a darkened room, and possibly not on a vertical surface. Still an interesting idea.
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sparge
April 11th, 2008 at
8:39 am
ted - it should work in any orientation, vertical, horizontal or tilted. Gravity doesn’t affect light, in the small magnitudes that are found in regular planets and suns. I suppose it wouldn’t work right near a black hole, but not much will…
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NiteWhite
April 11th, 2008 at
9:21 am
ted, sparge is correct that gravity does not affect light, but gases might since they absorb certain wavelengths so if you experience a lot of flatulence (of the rear) it might not work for you!
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ted
April 12th, 2008 at
5:24 am
Yeah, I thought about that after, and I figured it would probably work vertically. It would just mess with my perception of the horizontal sundial it’s meant to mimic.
And NiteWhite, glad to see your comments are still as asinine as ever.
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Zeon
April 14th, 2008 at
12:53 am
Thats a nice one.
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