http://www.dailyonigiri.com/2016/09/jap ... sterpiece/Japan's most complicated clock is a 165-year-old mechanical masterpiece
Also known as the Myriad year clock, the Mannen Jimeishou (万年自鳴鐘) was a universal clock designed by the Japanese genius inventor Hisashige Tanaka, who built most of the clock by himself using simple tools like files and saws between the years 1848 and 1851. It is designated as an Important Cultural Asset by the Japanese government.
Standing 63cm high and weighing 38kg, the clock is a true mechanical marvel made of over 1,000 parts and capable of running for an entire year when fully wound. It has six sides, each showing different aspects of time simultaneously. The first one is a wadokei that tells traditional Japanese time where the hours varied according to the seasons (for example, longer daylight hours in summer and shorter in winter). The second one shows the 24 seasonal periods of the traditional Japanese solar year. The third side shows the day of the week, while the fourth indicates the date according to the Chinese sexagenary cycle (translation: it shows the day based on the ten lunar calendar signs and the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac). The fifth side displays the day of the month and has a sphere in the center that shows the phases of the moon. Finally, the last dial shows the usual time.
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The flash of light you saw in the sky was not a UFO. Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus.
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I find it fascinating that Japan has a Tom & Jerry museum, never mind the specifics of the exhibits.
If a weeaboo meets one of the patrons of the museum they mutually annihilate.
If a weeaboo meets one of the patrons of the museum they mutually annihilate.
"If I turn in a sicko, will I get a reward?"People who believe God or History are on their side provide the chaos.
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Tom got the wrong end of the fucking stick. Just like Wiley Coyote did.
Life just plain sucks, even in cartoons.
Life just plain sucks, even in cartoons.
You can lead them to knowledge, but you can't make them think.
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You wouldn't. That's in the MiB HQ in Tokyo.
The flash of light you saw in the sky was not a UFO. Swamp gas from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and reflected the light from Venus.
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Nope not a baby Yoda thing...just...no.
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A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
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It's a miracle!
Move over Jesus and Mary.
People who believe God or History are on their side provide the chaos.