OT:techology

[woodelf]

John Foust wrote:

>Yes, I left that part out.  You need water, too, to make the
>bamboo and sand computer.  Gravity and sand alone don't move
>far and fast enough.  Water, sand and gravity - whew, that
>could double the clock speed from 0.0002 Hz!  Ah, but I see
>a snarky hand reaching up, asking "Why do you need the sand 
>at all?" and I say "Persistence of memory!"
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For the clock of course ... the .0001 hz hourglass has to flip correctly.

>- John
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Ben alias woodelf