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The Wristwatch of the Long Now: When your MTBF is two centuries

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Re: Instilling new timeframes of thought in a world beset by faster/shorter.

From the Wikipedia article on the Richter Scale:

"3.0–3.9 ... III to IV ... Often felt by people, but very rarely causes damage. Shaking of indoor objects can be noticeable. "

I would be absolutely astounded if a clock designed to last 10KA isn't designed to withstand the shaking equivalent to a large truck driving past outside, let alone significantly more. Given the amount of effort put into it, I reckon they might have considered this one...

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