The Rim Clock pulls time telling inside out

The Rim Clock pulls the hands through a clock's omphalos, turing the traditional kitchen clock inside-out with hands slowly spinning on the outside of the clock. I think it looks great for a modern kitchen, but unfortunately, it's still in concept phase.

Tell Time on the Outer Limits with the Rim Clock [Technabob]

[#1 posted by Freddie Freelance , September 11, 2008 7:47 AM]

Those clocks remind me of the Modernist Starburst Clocks, like those designed by George Nelson, that used to come built in to houses with Glass Walls & Butterfly Roofs.

I think I like the look of the numbers below the clocks better; how about a digital clock that displays the time by pressing the numbers up through a thin, rubbery membrane, making it look like the time is being pressed out by a giant, wall mounted DYMO Label Maker?

[#2 posted by muteboy , September 11, 2008 10:06 AM]

hehe you said "rim"

[#3 posted by Anonymous , September 11, 2008 6:48 PM]

They have it backwards. The "pointy" hand looks more prominent than the "bumpy" hand, so "pointy" should indicate the hours and "bumpy" the minutes - not the other way around like the picture shows.

[#4 posted by kaiza , September 13, 2008 7:31 AM]

#3 - I could be mean but I won't.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_face

[#5 posted by Anonymous , September 13, 2008 1:52 PM]

Thanks for not being mean Kaiza :)

I see what you're thinking: the hour hand is shorter, so it should stick out less... that makes some sense. For some reason though, the clock still feels wrong to me; I'll grant you that maybe it's just an irrational thing.

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