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Man Builds 7-foot Grandfather Clock from Lego

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the snappy-timepieces dept.

Ravalox writes "Eric Harshbarger has built a 7-foot-tall grandfather clock exclusively from Lego. It keeps accurate time and needs no electricity; it needs to be weight reset every 13 hours. Other pictures include the gears, numbers, the face, and the pendulum mechanics."

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  1. Boy he'll be pissed... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...when his (grand)kid shows up and takes the thing apart to play with it.

  2. wow! by ssand · · Score: 5, Funny

    what's next for him? A seven foot tall girlfriend made entirely of lego?

    1. Re:wow! by Besjon · · Score: 5, Funny

      No no, a seven foot tall girlfriend made entirely of lego would be mortally dangerous as it could lead to a crushed pelvis and death by snu-snu.

  3. For a while there I thought I was the only one... by tonyz2k · · Score: 5, Funny

    who had a House of Yes movie poster over my fireplace. Phew. (only on Slashdot..)

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  4. All I can say by RealProgrammer · · Score: 5, Funny

    is it's about time someone did this.

    We should give this guy a big hand. And then a second hand. But then, he's probably got his hands all in place already.

    Can this run Linux? It would be a great NTP server.

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  5. Ahh, back in the days... by skids · · Score: 5, Funny

    When "computer architecture" consisted of asking the question "how big a room do we need to hold it?"

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    Someone had to do it.