The Fibonacci Clock

Philippe Chrétien, a computer programmer and engineer, built this clock described on Instructables. The screen consists of five squares proportionate to the first five numbers in the Fibonnaci sequence. The hour is marked by the red square and the minutes with the green square. If the square is blue, that square illustrates both the hour and minute.

How do you tell the time? Chrétien explains the math:

To read the hour, simply add up the corresponding values of the red and blue squares. To read the minutes, do the same with the green and blue squares. The minutes are displayed in 5 minute increments (0 to 12) so you have to multiply your result by 5 to get the actual number.

-via Book of Joe


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That's a pretty inspiring collection! I just finished a case mod which was inspired by simple practicality, but I think it looks cool nevertheless. I detailed it on my VOXIGO blog.
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You should add my PC mod up there, the Sega EXODUS. Core 2 E8500, with an nvidia 9800 GT, 4gb DDR2 ram, and some wicked mod parts, all built into a Sega Genesis+CD Zotac featured it in their 2nd blog posting. Also a video on youtube.
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The Montreal International Game Summit is trying to organize a case modding EXPO/CONTEST for it's 2010 edition on Novembre 8 and 9th. I'd like to hear from your readers if it's a good idea .
Thank's
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