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Guy DupontMade a clock that shows the wrong time when it detects someone looking at it ๐๐
Hardware config, software, and 3D model available here: https://github.com/dupontgu/clock_that_is_wrong
GitHub - dupontgu/clock_that_is_wrong: CircuitPython powered clock that shows the wrong time when it detects that someone is looking at it
CircuitPython powered clock that shows the wrong time when it detects that someone is looking at it - GitHub - dupontgu/clock_that_is_wrong: CircuitPython powered clock that shows the wrong time wh...
Sylvhem@gvy_dvpont I love it! I think Iโll try to build one :3.
The Secretbatcave@gvy_dvpont this is marvellous!
beyondwatts@gvy_dvpont excellent. I once used https://espresense.com/ to turn the lights *off* as people entered rooms in our house and *on* again when they left them ๐
Alexis Gallagher@gvy_dvpont this is extremely cool. Basic question but why does it need WiFi?
@algal no that's a great question. I'm using WiFi to automatically set the time. If I used an actual clock module, I'd have to add buttons or something for the user to set the time. This is overkill but simplifies the build
@gvy_dvpont ah! Thinking of building one. I already have a free usb-c plug on my desk, so why not? โบ๏ธ
Aileen@gvy_dvpont I think I need a clock like that: https://livingwithplanb.derieg.com/2023/01/all-clocks-lead-to-rome/
@aderieg ah I loved that, thanks for sharing
Everybody loves Gordo@gvy_dvpont My dad used to set all the clocks on the main floor of the house 5 to 7 minutes fast, so he would get himself out of the house on time. It didn't matter how many times it happened, I never learned my lesson. I'd look at the time on my phone upstairs, decide I had a few minutes to have a quick bite to eat before I left for work, and then FLIP THE HELL OUT when I looked at the stove or microwave... like clockwork ๐
Matt@gordoooo_z @gvy_dvpont I used to set my clocks fast, but I quickly adjusted to it so now Iโm late when I look at a clock with the right time
British Tech Guru@gvy_dvpont Now the bosses can set the clock to show the time 3 hours ago and get 3 more hours of work out of each worker per day.
@britishtechguru nooo boooooo productivity
@gvy_dvpont Just think how much more you could achieve with more work hours, fewer sleep hours and zero other hours :p
Gretchen Anderson@gvy_dvpont brb, off to write this into a murder mystery
OrpheusandEurydice@gretared @gvy_dvpont definitely an Agatha Christie.
Cleo of Topless Topics
Fixstern@gvy_dvpont bwahaha thatโs evil ๐
Taz the pika
rag. Gustavino Bevilacqua๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐
Cherry Coakes 
@gvy_dvpont I love this
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Ibly ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ 
@gvy_dvpont would love to know if this breaks the rule of a broken clock is right twice a day
Iwillyeah@EeveeEuphoria only if it breaks! If it works, it's always wrong.
sirlan โ @@gvy_dvpont ah yes, gaslight machine
Wouter Verhelst
Pete Prodoehl ๐@gvy_dvpont Can you reverse it so it shows the wrong time until someone looks at it and then shows the correct time?
@rasterweb yep! Just need to add a "not" in the code.
BornachOr have the analog clock version of this freeze the second hand whenever someone is watching, thus creating a very exaggerated chronostasis illusion
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20120827-how-to-make-time-stand-still
Joris Meys@gvy_dvpont @jbaert how genious is that?
Kenneth@gvy_dvpont Lucid dreaming check par excellence.
DDRits got performance anxiety that is the cutest thing ever
๐งDaveNull๐ง โฃ๏ธpResident Evilโฃ@gvy_dvpont You're evil! ๐คฃ
Danil@gvy_dvpont clock that need webcam to display time - if you add AI for facetracking and require constant internet connection - will be absolutely amazing and modern idea for startup!
@danil that's not far off from what I have here!
Rick ๐ช@gvy_dvpont schrรถdingerโs clock lol
Jerome ๐ค๐ป@gvy_dvpont Perfect for teachers ๐
Vรกclav Vanฤura@gvy_dvpont Nice. You could use a similar approach for a picture of a lady constantly staring at you, no matter which side of the picture you stand on. Literally, finally; not just painting hacks with foggy eyeballs or shadow tricks :)
Dreamwinder@gvy_dvpont Cool it Satan.
Baku_Otaku@gvy_dvpont why would you do such a thing
Howlinโ Hobbit@gvy_dvpont I have two regular clocks on my walls. Iโm already unsure just what time it actually is.
but this is cool nonetheless.
Asbjornn@gvy_dvpont i love this
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Chris Atzinger@gvy_dvpont @bigzaphod lol thatโs awesome
Ecomate@gvy_dvpont It is like this gif. It only shows the correct time when absolutely no one or anything is watching It!!
Noxy ๐พ๐ณ๏ธโ๐@gvy_dvpont I love it! Now, figure out how to do it mechanically, haha
Mike Bennett@gvy_dvpont It's a forgery!
Bearded_Pip@gvy_dvpont That is evil. Wonderfully evil.
Lou Katz@gvy_dvpont I would need a clock that was about 5 minutes 'fast' when I look at it.
@lou I've gotten this a few times today and I honestly think it's a great idea. Could have different settings for different people!
Robert@gvy_dvpont workplace prank ideas are flooding my head ๐๐๐๐
Menno@gvy_dvpont
That's pretty shitty, but also awesome ๐
I once got an analog electric wall clock, which ran on the 50hz signal of the grid. It wasn't working, so I took it apart. Found a cog that seemed to block sometimes and decided to remove it. That was the mechanism to prevent it from running backwards.
So I let it run backwards all the time.
Taught myself to tell time in mirror image.
Only problem: every time I saw a wall clock, I instinctively read the mirror time.
That's pretty shitty, but also awesome ๐
I once got an analog electric wall clock, which ran on the 50hz signal of the grid. It wasn't working, so I took it apart. Found a cog that seemed to block sometimes and decided to remove it. That was the mechanism to prevent it from running backwards.
So I let it run backwards all the time.
Taught myself to tell time in mirror image.
Only problem: every time I saw a wall clock, I instinctively read the mirror time.
EvilKiru ๐ฎ๐ธ he/him
JoeChip@gvy_dvpont
It should be singing "does anybody know what time it is."
It should be singing "does anybody know what time it is."
Leanne J
Caz Mockett