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Nixie Concrete Clock
OhGizmo! —
... six vintage Z560M Nixie tubes embedded in a fairly hefty block of concrete, but Daniel is apparently looking into production possibilities.
The concrete clock can apparently be wall mounted too if you prefer, with sufficient engineering of course, and the time is displayed in an irregular fashion so as not to stress people out by constantly reminding them of what time it actually is. But if you just have to know, it was 10:28:09 when the above photo was taken.
[ The Nixie Concrete Clock ] VIA [ Yanko Design ]
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Concrete Nixie Clock Tells Time, Requires a Sturdy Table [Nixie Clocks]
Gizmodo —
... are pretty awesome. Nixie clocks in a concrete housing? Naturally a lot more awesome. It's a prototype for now, sadly, so you can't buy one. Yet. [Nixie Concrete via ...
Nixie Concrete Clock
bookofjoe —
... From LikeCool:: •••••••••••••••••••••• Nixie Concrete Clock By designer Daniel Kurth,
featuring a set of six vintage Z560M Nixie tubes embedded in a fairly
hefty block of concrete. The time in the photo above is 10:28:09. The
Luxembourgish designer enclosed the shiny orange Nixie tubes in a rough reinforced concrete body which can optionally be wall-mounted.
The strength of this design lies in the application of "retro ...
Nixie Concrete Clock is perfect for the bomb shelter or the bedroom
Engadget —
... What desktop contraption could possibly be more evocative of the Cold War than a handcrafted clock made with some genuine Nixie tubes? How about a clock made with Nixie tubes and forged in concrete? While it's unfortunately just a one-off creation for ...
Nixie Clock Wrapped Up In a Block of Concrete
The UberReview —
... While this concrete-housed Nixie clock is just a prototype, it is one that I could see myself buying if it ever sees the light of day (provided it doesn’t cost too much). [ ...
Concrete Nixie Clock
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... concrete with holes into which are slipped six Z560M Nixie tubes, the glowing digital displays of old East Germany, and spiritually the LED-readouts of the steampunk age.
As with any timepiece of substance, this one takes a little learnin’ to read: The hours, minutes and seconds are delivered in vertical pairs, so that the picture above shows 10:34:54. Simple, beautiful and slightly aloof, it could be the one nixie clock that drives us, finally, to build our own.
NIXIE CONCRETE v0.01 [Nixie Concrete. Thanks, Radhika!] ...
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