Really enjoyable, thank you for the link! Jeremy
On Wed, Jan 3, 2018 at 7:03 AM William H. Fite <[email protected]> wrote: > I was chided in somewhat patronizing terms by one long-time member of this > group a while back for "wasting our time with obsolete crap that no one > cares about." > > Brace yourselves, I'm going to do it again. > > Attached is a video (one of a series) documenting the design and > construction of mechanical watches. My sarcastic critic notwithstanding, it > is a mistake to disregard our horological heritage. This is from whence we > came. In a very real way, this is who we are. > > Take a look at what can be accomplished with gears, wheels, and springs. It > is a quest for perfection every bit bit as serious and dedicated as the > quest for electronic clocks with accuracy in the attasecond range. > > Or just mutter under your breath and smack the delete key. > > https://youtu.be/hoO7PtR0ujY > > > > -- > Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government > when it deserves it. > --Mark Twain > > We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot > for sinners. His standards are quite low. > --Desmond Tutu > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > -- Sent from my iPad 4. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
