# The Great World Clock Project **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 20, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-world-clock-project/468794 "2008-10-20T21:00:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2008, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-world-clock-project/468794/1 "2008-10-20T21:00:34Z")
Some time ago I got an idea, and asked about your opinions on this forum. It was well received. Now I have found a graphic designer who is excited about the project, So I will attempt to carry it out. The idea: To make a digital clock consisting of images of separate clocks from all around the world. I will collect 720 pictures of clocks, one for each minute in the day. Each minute, the clock will then change to show the picture of a clock showing the appropriate time. What I need your help for: I need pictures from other countries than Denmark. The more well known and larger the clock, the better. The pictures should preferably be taken as straight-on as possible. Try to achieve good sharpness, and don’t use blitz. If the clock has a hand for seconds, that hand should be at 12:00. I would prefer to first get pictures of clocks between 17:00 and 18:00. If you have a picture, post the clock name and time in this thread, and send me an email with the picture attached. What you will get in return: If I use one of your photos, and I actually finish the project, I will send you a screensaver for free. If at some point I start a production of digital picture frames, I will sell you one for the production cost. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-world-clock-project/468794/2 "2008-10-21T06:23:53Z")
Sounds like fun. I’ll see if I can catch one of the [Santa Barbara County Courthouse.](http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/832/20181284.JPG) It’s not super famous, but lots of tourists who have come through town would recognize it. ---
**Author:** ![Dervorin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-world-clock-project/468794/3 "2008-10-21T06:25:50Z")
Count me in. I can do one of Big Ben, but I’ll have to time it right. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-world-clock-project/468794/4 "2008-10-21T07:14:48Z")
What a fantastic idea. I’d love to take part. How important or famous must a clock be to qualify for inclusion? Obviously, you’re not looking for a picture of my alarm clock, but what about, say, the clock in my village square? - this one: [http://mti.botley.com/index.php?option=com\_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=119](http://mti.botley.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=119) (that’s just a generic photo - I can capture one at the desired time if this is the sort of thing you’re looking for) ---
**Author:** ![mr.jp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/48db29/32.png) [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2008, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-world-clock-project/468794/5 "2008-10-21T08:10:00Z")
The clock does not have to be famous at all! I need 720 pictures, so as long as an outside clock, and the picture is good, I will (most probably) use it. That clock looks delightful, Mangetout. Another detail: I don’t need much of the building. The important thing is that the image of the clock circle itself is clear. ---
**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-world-clock-project/468794/6 "2008-11-14T10:16:57Z")
Here’s a 5:26 Santa Barbara County Courthouse [photo](http://www.flickr.com/photos/8180833@N03/3028786525/in/photostream/). Here’s a 5:46 Santa Barbara Old Town Clock [photo](http://www.flickr.com/photos/8180833@N03/3029619812/in/photostream/). ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-world-clock-project/468794/7 "2008-11-14T14:17:44Z")
I’ll get Philadelphia’s [City Hall](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.worldofstock.com/slides/AAB1776.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.worldofstock.com/closeups/AAB1776.php&usg=__OBYJDE0s6uX7EJEuHqCQYD0f9Bg=&h=333&w=500&sz=48&hl=en&start=3&sig2=PhZey4pJRgAXpzedQmqd1Q&um=1&tbnid=-COcJE4cYvRJ7M:&tbnh=87&tbnw=130&ei=NIgdSdDkKqjYebzn0MoG&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dphiladelphia%2Bcity%2Bhall%2Bclock%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN) for you.