Interesting BBC News article:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-54387428
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Interesting BBC News article:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-54387428
Quote:
"It has been said that clocks were a way to bring God into your house, because God made time, and man made a machine to capture time," explains Fjodor.
Interesting ...I sort of have the opinion they should sell a few off and use it to give children free school lunches.
Really interesting, a full time work. Think that each time that you open one of this clocks, you are opening the history of the royal family and the country. Thanks for sharing.
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Most of the clocks are quite accurate but every now and then, for no reason, they will suddenly start losing or gaining time - something which I've just started calling 'life'
Is a good mantra for us all I think
Without derailing the thread too far, I agree they should be contributing more.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.D
The clocks themselves are essentially priceless though, and part of our national history. I’d prefer they were much more visible than being stuck in one palace.
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I think in this day and age it shames us as a country that kids (and adults) could almost starve yet many of them have smart phones, weird.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.D
If it were you who was responsible, would you be tempted to sneakily "refurbish" the clocks with quartz movements? :biggrin-new: