Corpus Clock & Chronophage
Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.

Unique mechanical clock with a disquieting locust escapement, unveiled in 2008 by physicist Stephen Hawking.

Why Go

🕰️ Witness a unique, conceptually simple yet mechanically brilliant timepiece
💡 See blue LED lights indicating time on a gold-plated stainless steel face
🏛️ Located at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University
🖼️ Public art piece, not just a precise instrument

Why Avoid

⏱️ Not always accurate, intentionally terrifying design

Tips

📖 Inscription below reads 'mundus transit et concupiscentia eius' ('the world passeth away, and the lust thereof')

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