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[[File:Lifeclock BertrandPlanes.jpg|thumb|alt=Life Clock 2|Life Clock 2 by Bertrand Planes]] |
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'''Life Clock''' is a concept by [[Bertrand Planes]] that is marked in sevens up to eighty |
The '''Life Clock''' is a concept by [[Bertrand Planes]] that is marked in sevens up to eighty-four, with a mechanism slowed down 61,320 times. Each [[number]] represents a [[year]], and a full rotation is made each 84 years (12x7=84). This was the maximum average lifespan in [[Europe]] in 2006. The numbers on a Life clock are 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70, 77, and 0.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sorrel |first=Charlie |title=Life Clock Measures The Years Ticking Away |language=en-US |work=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/2008/03/life-clock-meas/ |access-date=2023-10-27 |issn=1059-1028}}</ref> |
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==Origin== |
==Origin== |
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The life clock was originally made by Bertrand Planes in 2004. The premise of the slowed-down mechanism was based on the average lifespan of Europeans, 81.5 years. The life clock was first shown at "Maison: Temoins", [[Paris]] in 2004. |
The life clock was originally made by [[Bertrand Planes]] in 2004. The premise of the slowed-down mechanism was based on the average lifespan of Europeans, which is 81.5 years. The life clock was first shown at "Maison: Temoins", [[Paris]] in 2004. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 19:58, 14 November 2023
The Life Clock is a concept by Bertrand Planes that is marked in sevens up to eighty-four, with a mechanism slowed down 61,320 times. Each number represents a year, and a full rotation is made each 84 years (12x7=84). This was the maximum average lifespan in Europe in 2006. The numbers on a Life clock are 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56, 63, 70, 77, and 0.[1]
Origin
[edit]The life clock was originally made by Bertrand Planes in 2004. The premise of the slowed-down mechanism was based on the average lifespan of Europeans, which is 81.5 years. The life clock was first shown at "Maison: Temoins", Paris in 2004.
References
[edit]- ^ Sorrel, Charlie. "Life Clock Measures The Years Ticking Away". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
External links
[edit]- (in English) Life Clock Page
- (in English) Life Clock on Internet