The colossal clock by Jeff Bezos is a project to build a mechanical clock that will keep time for 10,000 years. The clock is being constructed inside a mountain in Texas, USA, and is designed to inspire long-term thinking and sustainability. The clock will have a century hand, a cuckoo, and a melody generator that will produce unique chimes every time it rings. The project is funded by Bezos, the founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, and is based on an idea by inventor Danny Hillis.
A mechanical clock in today’s digital world by Jeff Bezos is being built in the mountain somewhere in Texas, USA. It is being claimed that it will keep ticking and will tell the accurate time for 10,000 years. The clock will have a century hand, a cuckoo, and a melody generator to produce unique chimes in each time it rings. The idea was coined by inventor Danny Hillis. Amazon founder and billionaire Jeff Bezos will be spending USD 42 million(around 350 crores of Indian Rupees) on this colossal clock. It is assumed to be extremely large. The billionaire has always been ahead of the world in inventing and showing to the world that those who have the ideas have the power in this world.
With its impressive height of 500 feet, it will definitely be a masterpiece and another feat of engineering. The project of Long-Now foundation will use the earth’s thermal cycles for energy.
As claimed by the Long-now foundation organization’s official website, the clock’s chime generator is poised to generate over 3.5 million unique bell chime sequences—one for each day the clock is visited over the next 10,000 years. The maintenance will be using Bronze-age technology. The longevity principle says, Go slow, minimize sliding force, stay clean and dry, etc.
The website says exactly –“ The Clock is entirely mechanical, made of long-lasting materials, including titanium, ceramics, quartz, sapphire, and 316 stainless steel. Even the most accurate mechanical clocks eventually drift off of the correct time, so The Clock synchronizes with the noontime sun. The main winder is made up of an enormous capstan that visitors can spin to wind The Clock. Both the main winder and the solar winder store power in a large weight hanging from a rack gear. The power from this system is used to power the Clock and ring the chimes on any day that The Clock is fully wound. ”