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Another game, Total run around
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bkelm18 said:By turning do you mean rotating?
yes, around it's axis
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The pagan wheel of the year which was first seen illustrated by the Greeks around 600BC. Its still used today. Man-made doesn't necessarily mean physical...
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iminaquagmire said:The pagan wheel of the year which was first seen illustrated by the Greeks around 600BC. Its still used today. Man-made doesn't necessarily mean physical...
I was thinking this same type of thing.
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Well, you all must admit, this must have been about been the most absurd and abstract thing you’ve ever pondered, and to tell the truth, there probably is no verifiable answer, other than my experience, who knows, let me explain.
I met a watch maker way back in the early seventies who was the son of a watch maker. Tom Lohan was the nicest guy I ever met and I was always fascinated watching him work. We’d sit for hours and chat as I watched him make little teeny parts for really old watches, the smaller the timepiece the more he liked it. On his work bench there was a clock his father had built that had been running continuously non stop since 1898, it was built for one reason, to keep running, it was passed down with the request that whatever it took, don’t ever let it stop. This was a commitment that Tom took seriously and to hear him tell it, keeping the clock clean and oiled while running was more like performing open heart surgery on your wife or best friend. Another one of my contemplations was whether Tom oopsed a time or two and never fessed up, I doubt it. Anyway, one of our favorite topics of discussion was, what could be the longest turning wheel that ever was or is. When you think about it, who ever cared just how long a wheel turned as a matter of record, having a contest or keeping track of something that could go on for decades if not generations was never contemplated, except by maybe Tom and me. The question still pops up in my mind from time to time and when it does I throw it out there just for fun. Pondering worthless trivia does enhance the taste of a cigar Yes? I can not for the life of me find any one else who actually thought or even cared much about the subject, therefore, I would put forth that Tom’s clock (last I heard it was still running in the late 90’s) has/had the longest continuously turning wheel.
Although as CC.. mentioned waterwheels would be the first thing that comes to mind, they stop all the time, either to change the associated tooling they drive or to clean out the waterways, drought and flood also needs to be considered. Keeping time is the only circumstance in which stoppage is a real issue, , and even then, other than when it applies to navigation, just how bent do you get when your watch stops.
Anyway, I put this up as a contest and I did mention a prize, how do we define the winner? Seeing that we have found there is no verifiable answer to the original question I’ll give it up to the guy that comes up with the oldest wheel that still works and It looks like CastleCrest is in the lead, contest ends midnight tonight, I’m out till Monday so I’ll finish it up than.
Back to reality.
I met a watch maker way back in the early seventies who was the son of a watch maker. Tom Lohan was the nicest guy I ever met and I was always fascinated watching him work. We’d sit for hours and chat as I watched him make little teeny parts for really old watches, the smaller the timepiece the more he liked it. On his work bench there was a clock his father had built that had been running continuously non stop since 1898, it was built for one reason, to keep running, it was passed down with the request that whatever it took, don’t ever let it stop. This was a commitment that Tom took seriously and to hear him tell it, keeping the clock clean and oiled while running was more like performing open heart surgery on your wife or best friend. Another one of my contemplations was whether Tom oopsed a time or two and never fessed up, I doubt it. Anyway, one of our favorite topics of discussion was, what could be the longest turning wheel that ever was or is. When you think about it, who ever cared just how long a wheel turned as a matter of record, having a contest or keeping track of something that could go on for decades if not generations was never contemplated, except by maybe Tom and me. The question still pops up in my mind from time to time and when it does I throw it out there just for fun. Pondering worthless trivia does enhance the taste of a cigar Yes? I can not for the life of me find any one else who actually thought or even cared much about the subject, therefore, I would put forth that Tom’s clock (last I heard it was still running in the late 90’s) has/had the longest continuously turning wheel.
Although as CC.. mentioned waterwheels would be the first thing that comes to mind, they stop all the time, either to change the associated tooling they drive or to clean out the waterways, drought and flood also needs to be considered. Keeping time is the only circumstance in which stoppage is a real issue, , and even then, other than when it applies to navigation, just how bent do you get when your watch stops.
Anyway, I put this up as a contest and I did mention a prize, how do we define the winner? Seeing that we have found there is no verifiable answer to the original question I’ll give it up to the guy that comes up with the oldest wheel that still works and It looks like CastleCrest is in the lead, contest ends midnight tonight, I’m out till Monday so I’ll finish it up than.
Back to reality.
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