A SHORTT free pendulum clock has recently been installed at the Science Museum, South Kensington, and is now at work controlling the main public dials of the Museum. The Shortt clock was perfected ...

It takes its time reference from a real pendulum, on an antique wall clock. A proximity sensor next to a metal pendulum gives an easy way to generate a digital pulse on each pass, but leaves the ...

Put a case around it and it would be a grandfather clock but for now it’s a pendulum clock made from LEGO pieces. The video after the break shows a great overview of the build. You can see the ...