Budget Flip Clock Flip Out

[@LGR]

This was very helpful, I've been eyeing a couple of these on Ebay myself.

[@whateverforevermusic]

love me daddy nukem

[@ricardosantos2599]

10:20 AIMING FOR 1.000.000 BLOCKS AN HOUR

[@twothreebravo]

A man with one clock always knows exactly what time it is, a man with many clocks never knows

[@niandra92]

- old Chinese proverb

[@danmackintosh6325]

If you want the ultimate in accuracy just take the batteries out of your clock (providing it's analogue!). Instead of maybe being within a few milliseconds of the atomic clock throughout it's battery life, it will in fact be EXACTLY right... Twice per day...

[@yakfacts]

A man with his own NTP clock does.

[@skin_lizard]

@@TomVycital He literally said "(providing it's analogue!)". Analogue clocks do not have am and pm indicators, at least not usually, as someone who has quite a few of them and also collects pocket watches.

[@vivalalvam]

Man with hole in pocket feel cocky all day

[@sumosushi7571]

I had a USB card reader delivered from the USA about a month ago after placing the order in 2012.

[@Mrx2002]

Now thats fast service! -_-

[@sumosushi7571]

I AM THE GREAT CORNHOLIO! I know, +++Top seller, super fast delivery. Thank you+++ LOL. The US shipping lable was from about 18 months after I'd ordered it to so what the hell kind of eBay would you call that XD Techmoan should hold on to some hope for his alarm clock arriving sometime before 2020.

[@2010ngojo]

They've probably import it to the US before shipping it directly to you. Was it from California or something?

[@jordanzish]

Sounds more like someone found it in under a conveyor belt after a few months and just tossed it back on it's way.

[@CWINDOWSsystem32]

jordanzish More like a few years...

[@euroshopperbier1337]

The manual of the 6 digit one says about the "seconds"; decorative flips (no for time) you can see it at 3:02

[@dorontsur]

That's just bullshit. A clock is the one thing you'd want to be accurate, dammit!

[@ClaudioMichel]

eagle eyes... wouldn't have noticed that (nor did Techmoan)

[@googleboughtmee]

So if you're friends with Techmoan you're probably getting a flip clock for Christmas

[@faithplus1588]

googleboughtmee Lol

[@timothymn2]

Someone will be getting the mid priced one from me!

[@janfaltynek1498]

googleboughtmee i got the white flip clock on christmas

[@applepinez]

I won't be complaining, that's for sure

[@extrahourinthepit]

So... a flipped clock?

[@Smothtiger]

Were recommended by KZbin to watch this again after watching Technology Connections on flip clocks.

[@inactiveytchannel]

We are

[@williamhayden7711]

The primary issue I see with the open flip clocks is the accumulation of dust. It won't be easy to dust them, so perhaps a bell jar over the top of them might help.

[@Muonium1]

air duster

[@BrentBlueAllen]

Would the constantly moving nature of the digits not prevent dust from collecting on them?

[@MrRacerhacker]

no, haven't you seen a computer fan, lots of dust on the fan blades

[@joydime]

+Brent Allen Laminar flow fluid and gas has a velocity of zero at the boundary layer. Car washes owe a good part of their business to this effect.

[@309Littlelion]

Speaking of computer fans maybe some air duster would solve the problem?

[@dukenukem8381]

HOLY SHIT I AM ACTUALLY WATCHING TWO CLOCKS RACING EACH OTHER

[@azyfloof]

I reckon the chinglish in those first instructions means to set the time one minute ahead of what it is, so that manufacturing tolerances in the gear backlash then take that minute out.

[@oscarmuffin4322]

It does mean that. I have one similar to the one in the middle. When you set it you have to set it one minute ahead and then it takes two minutes until it flips over to the next minute. So if I was setting the clock to 5:10. I would set it to 5:11 when my phone hits 5:10 and then two minutes later at 5:12 it will flip over and be correct. So then both will show 5:12.

[@TyDurr1]

I own the one with the big digits, and I recommend it highly. Mine has gained 30 seconds in about six months, so I can't complain too much. There's a low, quiet hum all the time that's pretty easy to ignore, but otherwise, it's great!

[@MrMaxeemum]

I saw this video about 2 years ago and decided to get the large one as shown in this video. It has been brilliant, it has kept perfect time for 2 years and not needed any adjustment. But I have had 2 digits fall off (one of the 2x tabs the digit rotates on broke) but these were easily repaired with super glue and a pin. Highly recommended.

[@woohunter1]

This takes me back to the mid ‘80’s when I had a Sanyo flip clock radio with backlit clock, loved that thing.

[@chewy1684]

I love your intro music, it reminds me of naff 70s/80s documentaries that I always got shown in school (and I went to school in the 00s...)

[@gentuxable]

Bad joke: Why did the fourth clock not arrive? It takes its time.

[@rippedtorn2310]

Just clocked this terrible joke . On the face of it a bad pun , it took me a second but i got to hand it too you , one to watch . #timepiecereferences .

[@Simon-ps3oj]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[@Max-9632]

🤦‍♂️

[@solomoncisneros6052]

too soon.. get it

[@funnyyylock]

@@Max-9632 if my phone had this i would use it. Thank you.

[@chubbypapaya]

Features: Cheap

[@DanChasingTheGlobe]

Techmoan, admittedly I wasn't expecting to get much out of this video about flipping clocks, but again you continue to exceed expectations. Thanks for the information. I think I may be hooked on the postscript puppet performance. Cheers from Texas.

[@SamCyanide]

The clock on the left (skeleton clock) has so much character. I love how it fails at 42 sec and then just piles up till it flips down.

[@BodyKnight]

It's weird, i haven't touched or set a flip clock in maybe 20 years, but the moment you started turning the wheel on the second clock, i had a very tactile memory of how it felt to spin those things.

[@desnick2316]

Very satisfying feel

[@lordkayx]

im sure some one said this but you have to move it one minute ahed if your trying to synce them so if clock a is at 5 35 then you need to flip clock b to 5 36 so they will both sync at 5 37

[@aurorathepuppymoth]

"Features: Cheap" Well I'm sold.

[@danibarrens]

Good afternoon. First tell you that I love your channel, it's sensational, congratulations !. After commenting that I have exactly that clock (the biggest) and is very nice but makes a very sharp noise at night, you can hear the mechanism very strongly.

[@catfishkempster]

I just wanted to say thank you for the video. I've always loved this style of clock and keep my eyes open for them when at thrift stores, but rarely find a working one. Well, I just received mine today (the cheapest one), and it fits in great in my retro themed gaming room. Awesome!

[@benny2700]

Yes, It's very important to making up tooling short accuracy, also you must remember to adjust forward clock change the button for order to well keep time accuracy.

[@danaross]

Re the puppetry; Great writing and well done. You have a great channel and i truly appreciate your work and silliness.

[@jgroenveld1268]

I love flip clocks - my first experience of coming across them is when as a kid I used to go to the bank with Mum.

[@MCKoolperson9]

Get a vintage GE, I have two and they are awesome. The alarms are really annoying though

[@daled4191]

Ogoun

[@Duke_Silver]

I wonder if you can buy some kind of replica of the "Groundhog Day" clock, preferably playing "I Got You Babe" as an alarm signal.

[@w7777777s]

Oswald Cobblepot "I Got You Babe"

[@dissonantdreams]

Oswald Cobblepot Haha, Groundhog Day is the first thing that comes to my mind whenever I see one of these clocks! That would be awesome :D

[@kurtownsj00]

"Okay campers rise and shine, get your booties on because it's COLD out there today!" kzbin.info/www/bejne/i37WfKd3eZKNrac

[@jeffreyblack666]

I would say it does count seconds, it is just that the minute drop is not consistent enough. So it is really that it doesn't count minutes properly. I also see that the other clocks don't have such a connection between the minute and hour, do they change right on the hour? That wasn't in the video.

[@TheVaultable]

I got that largest clock as a present about a year ago. i really love the way it looks. It took a short while to get used to the sound of it flipping as I kept it in my bedroom, but I don't even notice it anymore.

[@mattbates6887]

I had a Japanese made direct mains driven flip clock in the 80's, worked perfectly for years. Good old Japanese, they still make some good gear.

[@thatpersonsmusic]

I have a flip clock from around 1975 and one with a rolling mechanism from the 80s, both Japanese, they both keep time perfectly. Also have a strange mechanical 7 segment display clock (the “lumitime” clock), gears were gunked up a bit but I freed them up and its kept time well since

[@JoshuaRastia]

I finally got around to getting the cheaper flip clock thats in the white case and i really love it! Me and my gf were looking for a clock we could put next to our tv, and we didn't want something with a big face or made with led's or anything too bright to distract us from gaming, and this clock was perfect since it has no backlighting! The ticking & flipping is very soft and not noticeable at all while gaming or watching stuff.

[@oscarmuffin4322]

I can vouch for the one in the middle keeping good time as we have one. May just be lucky but it's lost about a minute in a year. And that's easy enough to fix just by flicking it a two minutes forwards (As when you adjust it, it takes two minutes for the first minute to flip over). However, the minutes do not drop exactly a minute apart I may add. That's why the cheapest one was seemingly faster. Due to tolerances and whatnot minute 57 may last 67 seconds whereas minute 7 may last 53. It all averages out though.

[@ruvarkus]

vintage ones are the best :) I like those motors

[@bradyeates1266]

At 3:58 you can see some brown coloured residue on the 'seconds' wheel, this is on the number 44 flap so probably explains why some flaps get stuck together when it comes round to 42 seconds each minute

[@ricardosantos2599]

7:30 and 5:30 or 7:01

[@razubi]

I just found out about these clocks. Your video is perfect for my curiousity! Very thorough and your voice is just as amusing!

[@Igstormchaser]

I recently got a Panasonic RC-6030 on eBay for $40. It's a great clock and seems pretty accurate, especially being from 1971. It's the wood version of the one from Groundhog Day.

[@wilkes85]

Mechanical digital clocks are so cool, and there's a whole world out there of unique and interesting designs and mechanisms. I've got a 1970s Strauss flip clock at my desk and it keeps perfect time; if the power didn't go out for a year, it would still be accurate down to the second... and I only paid a couple bucks for it! Finding vintage ones isn't that easy anymore and if you're lucky to find one, it's likely to be broken, so it's nice that they make new ones again. That 6 digit model demonstrates why this particular type of mechanism didn't display seconds on vintage units... usually they had a spinning wheel that displayed a spiral pattern or something similar, just to show that the clock is running.

[@mariobonello9797]

Follow all your videos with interest. You convinced me to purchase the flip-clock you liked, and purchased via ebay, and I am very happy with it. The unexpected astonishing thing is that I after about two months since I received it, it is still keeping exact time! Amazing considering that it is not quartz but mechanical.

[@Techmoan]

I found the same thing with mine - surprisingly accurate.

[@Boemel]

Still waiting for a giant airport flipboard to show up for cheap somewhere... That will be my new kitchen memoboard :D What's that dear? Pick up milk after work ? RATATATATATATATTATATATATA XD Btw if you want a reliable source of time do not get the cheap ones, even with fresh batteries they will run slow !

[@dissonantdreams]

Tom Jacobs ohhh, imagine! That would make for the coolest kitchen memoboard ever...

[@CoriolisAffectment]

Ooooh, app connected from the internet! Send each other into a swoon with messages from "out there" at unexpected times! Ah yes, what every passive aggressive couple needs. Lol.

[@somitomi]

Awww, hell, that's actually a pretty damn neat idea. Shame I couldn't even find one from a railway station. Although those can't just write anything your heart desires. But still, that flipboard sound, I miss that.

[@bryceforsyth8521]

Use old GE built ones (that use mains power), from what I have seen they are very accurate. EDIT: I'm speaking in relation to accuracy of the clocks.

[@Girder3]

I actually bought the four-digit version of the second clock in the video about a year ago. I quite like it and it kept decent enough time for a desk clock and was easy to read when I got out of bed. Unfortunately the minute panel that has the little wing broke off recently, which messes with the way the hour switch over works so that the initial couple minute panels get messed up. Thankfully the mechanism still keeps decent time.

[@WilsonMackle101]

I'd be interested on your take on those fancy simulated sunlight alarms that are supposed to make waking up in the morning alot easier. Would be interesting to see a budget one compared to one of the mad high end ones

[@ckape]

I had picked up one of the 6-digit ones a while back and I think part of the problem with the seconds is that it doesn't have the tab hanging down from the bar to hold back the digits like the hours and minutes have. I think if you added a tab it would be more consistent, but never actually tested it. Of course the main problem is it's meant to be a modular design so they can use the same parts for the 4 digit version that never showed up

[@DJogdog]

The instructions that you didn't understand said to set the minute one ahead of the desired time. That's why your seconds clock was one minute behind every time you set it.

[@ChipGuy]

Doh, now I want a flip clock, again.... Haha to the muppets at the end. Coming up with the Pedant's Father pupped was the best idea ever.

[@RaceToNowhere]

I have a very old train station wall mounted flip clock, given to me as a present when they renovated a local train station here in Italy

[@OmarKhanUK]

I bought that cheap white one a few months back (from Germany): don't find it as noisey in general use but do have hrs:mins syncing issues and noisy when it does finally flip over (whole unit shakes). They are pretty from an engineers/retro view point, but that's about it. Great vid.

[@MrKkprince]

Original flip clocks are driven by 220 volt 50 hz syncro motors in a way to be precise as the power supply frequency is. 50 hz frequency can slightly oscillate but is kept in long term in sync by an atomic clock across europe

[@Rayshader]

Lovely I was about to buy them and stopped by youtube for this. Thanks.

[@OaksCU1]

The muppet parts are always so good!

[@Nexfero]

I bought an old 1978 GE Flip Clock radio/alarm clock a couple years ago on ebay, it was only like $15, still works fine

[@hfric]

and then just add some plastic glass case like cover with round edges and your set ... and did you noticed that some of those flip letters are rusted (see 4:00 on 44 there is rust) maybe thats the issue

[@yellowbe2003]

i noticed that aswell, my ocd would have seen that right away....funny his didn't....

[@geulach]

I have the white clock, would definitely recommend, had it for almost a year now and never went out of sync! the clicking sounds might disturb some people at sleeping though, but I got used to it :)

[@ed10523]

This is A Great Video. When i was younger my parents had a Panasonic flip clock radio with a faux wood grain finish. It also had an amber glow light when the lights turned off. These clocks bring great memories of my home as a young man. Great ending with your puppets. They always make me laugh. I agree, whats with the comments of "First" on You tube videos anyway. Cheers!

[@nevet1212]

I've had a very similar model to the cheapest one in my kitchen for more than a year now. Same batteries, albeit very good batteries, but the time is still set correctly, maybe off by a minute or so.

[@jurivlk5433]

I love flip clocks since they appeared in the sixties. But they must be real ones from the seventies. Yours are poor imitations. Real ones MUST have a synchronous motor with 50Hz. and then they are as precise as atomic clocks since they are controlled by the grid frequency. There's always a play in the mechanism, so you can't set them at 5:00 when it's 5:00 but maybe at 5:02! The trick is to advance them and wait until they actually flip, then cut the power (or take out batteries), wait until it's actually let's say 5:02 and the immediately put on power. I have a radio alarm clock from 1975 that is working without any interruption since 41 years. Brand is Hosiden. Even the bulb is still good. There was a famous Japanese brand that I've forgotten now which is searched among collectors. Hope I will remember it. It is very stupid to add seconds since the mechanism will wear out quickly. Changing sixty times more than the minutes, their live span will be sixty times less. I also love the older version with turning drums. You even see them in Humphrey Bogart movies from the 40s. Then they' are American, brand being.....Technotime? Must see, I have a alarm clock, not with drums but with normal hands, but in Bakelite and synchro driven and with a inbuild plug to turn on an lamp for example at a desired time. Is from the 40s (70+ years old) precise on the second!

[@javaking1000]

Wow Juri Vlk, nice clocks you have. That's amazing that Hosiden is still working after 41 years! I occasionally see an old GE flip clock at the thrift stores here in the US, but they always look in rough shape - plastic is yellowed from age or cigarette smoke, or the display is badly scratched. Watching this video and your comment, has renewed my interest in them so I will have to look more carefully at the selection each time I go to the thrifts now!

[@jurivlk5433]

+johnnykache1000 Hi, the white plastic gets yellow with time, which is a pitty. You can leave it as it is or try to renew it. There is a method someone is explaining on KZbin. My Hosiden Radio Alarm Clock is wood-colored plastic. The big flip clocks normally come from offices and are still made today, but are expensive, about $ 400$! Sometimes you'll find one when they're transforming a building. The best colours are the cadmium-red (orange) ones, a typically intense orange from the 70s which doesn't exist anymore today because of its cadmium component (cadmium is a heavy metal like lead and toxic). But in the US you should find the old ones with drums, made by the brand Telechron, which I love, since they are seventy years old and more precise than any quartz clock of today! Sometimes, the synchronous motor gets stuck, which is a mess. It's only a problem of oil, but in general it is dificult to open the case of the motor. Be carefull not to work on it when it's plugged in since it's 240 V, in the US 120V! The new flip clocks are fakes since there never existed quartz flip clocks in the 60s/70s! They are like a Cadillac Eldorado 1959 with a Diesel engine. I've bought the same one like in the video, the square one which is the cheapest new for very cheap. Looked great in orange (not cadmium orange but still nice), but lacked precision and was in fact a little noisy. But anyway, hope you will soon find one! Scratches in the plastic glass are no problem since you can polish them out. You must apply the right technique, or you will melt the "glass". Never stay too long on the same place with the polishing machine since the plastic will get hot after 2 seconds or so and melt. You can use a polishing machine like for polishing cars and fix the machine somehow. Then apply a good polish (like for polishing very old car paint) and then wobble your object in the rotating lambswool pad. A wish You a lot of fun!

[@aledmorris6235]

The grid frequency isn't 50Hz precisely. It actually varies, and the (small) variation is used to signal load/demand (if the frequency falls, more generation is brought on-line) www2.nationalgrid.com/uk/services/balancing-services/frequency-response/

[@jurivlk5433]

Thanks, it's always good to hear the answer of an expert! Didn't know all the details. In real life, the sychronous clocks are running quite well, more precisely than their battery-powered brothers. I love them!

[@chaos.corner]

Aled, I though I remembered reading that it's all tweaked to make sure there are a number of cycles to bring it out to average at 50Hz over the long term though. Although I don't know the provenance of that info.

[@highpath4776]

What about the 8-way ? flip clocks (like LED ones but mechanical ) that Network South East Used for the Train Station Platform Times ?

[@MrDehicka]

I have middle ones for about 4 years. Apart from one of the minute cards broke off they are still running. They are about 5 min late per month, and you want it to be late rather than early, couse it can be adjusted only forward.

[@rialtho_the_magnificent]

I'm looking for a flip clock for years now but it has to run via the mains and use the 50 Hz frequency to keep time, but I believe these clocks do no longer exist or never did. We had a nice clock in the local postoffice with a calendar function but I only found a battery operated one years later exactly as you showed in the beginning of your video. It needs adjusting once a month so the 90 sec / month seems typical for these clocks.

[@falcoperegrinus82]

Why can't these Chinese manufacturers find one English speaker to write their instruction manuals? lol

[@CeeStyleDj]

Richard saving every dime perhaps.

[@cliz305]

They just want to do it themselves and save money. Even though most Chinese students can't speak English properly, many of them can write just fine.

[@josecarlosxyz]

too expensive

[@AbsurdAsparagus]

they do, but its more like "hey we need some one who speaks english" "i speak english" "oh yeah well say something" "ok, (says random nonsense), i am speak english." "hmm i dont speak english, but sounds good to me" "cool, now when do i get payed?"

[@AUSSIEMADMATT]

They don`t give a fuck, they want it to break so they can sell you another one!!!

[@MegaBakerdude]

The D cell compartment on the large clock with the circular cap looks cool.

[@McRocket]

I like the large one as well. BTW, I look forward to those post-review puppet shows now...I am hooked.

[@ZoeyDMC]

I bought one of the large flip clocks, and I love it. It's accurate "enough"... but it scares the cats at the half hour and the hour when both flips snap forward.

[@piccalillipit9211]

THE SKETCH at the end was brilliant...

[@frankhooper7871]

I have a variation of the third one; same size basically, but sits on a telescopic bar higher above the base. I find when setting the time, it needs to be set a minute ahead ie at say 8:04 it needs to be set to 8:05. I couldn't have that 1st one where the minute doesn't flip when the seconds go from 59 to 60!

[@aspectcarl]

This video provides a definition of the phrase "time keeping" that I was previously unaware of.

[@billevans84]

Got the cheapest plastic box flip clocks, just like in the video, but in black colour. Ended up with hour flip freezed at 4 pm (can't move it even with button pressing), while minutes still keep running. Thanks for the video!

[@Thematt11]

You read my mind. I've been debating buying one of these over the last few days.

[@macnerd93]

I have a 1969 Sony Digimatic flip clock, great piece and keeps excellent time its plugged into the mains doesn't run off battery

[@technologyproductions-ye3px]

macnerd93 cool

[@technologyproductions-ye3px]

macnerd93 40+ year old clock

[@pokemon9127]

For the leftmost clock, the seconds is not connected to the hour and minute part. It's for ease of changing the time, instead of moving the second everytime you move the gear, it moves the minute.

[@CosmicConsole]

I have old GE flip clock from somewhere between late 70's and early 80's. Unfortunately, it runs for about 10 minutes before it gets stuck and will not move. At least it looks nice on my desk and it's still right once a day. :)

[@TheShivABC]

I still rock my Panasonic flip clock from the 70's wake up for work like Mcfly every day! lol

[@prolific9002]

Are Flipclocks loud? When the hours flip over from 09:59 to 10:00 or 23:59 to 00:00, this is the loudest as all four upper tiles flip at the same time. There is also often a slight audible hum on older models if the motor needs lubrication. I've had a few different models on a bed side table but never been woken from sleep by them except when the alarm goes off! ;-)

[@racecar06]

My Seiko flip clock is still going strong.It's from 1976, is powered by 1 x D cell battery which hardly requires changing & has never ever stopped working :)

[@kevnar]

The ticking of a clock serves only to remind you at 3 am that you're getting closer to your own death.

[@Mark_Dailey]

I bought the big flip clock and I love it.

[@purpleandgold9600]

I love sweeping clock, but I do except that vintage or pendulum ones will be noisey. I won't have a double tick of any kind, unless it's packed up for profit later.

[@tokotokotoko3]

I wish you would have opened the plastic-encased one. Wonder if it looks nicer with showing the mechanics. I have the one which didn't arrive from your order. Since 10 years at least - and I love it. It only makes a soft audible sound at the one hours, which is practical. But a couple of the minute digits are broken by now. They have very small parts that break off. Sadly I can't find replacement of this.

[@armron94]

I found flip clock in the trash/ rubbish the other day. It works fine all I do is work is the radio. So I cleaned it up and use right now my study. And I always wanted to a flip clock back to the future movie and the groundhog movie that's why I always wanted one. It is a General Electric flip clock. I put my digital alarm clock next to it. And so behind by a couple seconds. I had for a few years now. And it's reliable. It also has a light tell what time it is. That's neat.

[@DaveFlash]

Hey Mat, like the middle one, (the big one) do you know if they have them with 24hr format on?

[@chrisfreemesser]

Definitely one of my favorite channels. Was thinking of getting a flip clock last week after watching a bunch of the retro vids, and lo and behold, now there's a vid for flip clocks. Doesn't sound like these new clocks are as good as the old Emerson AM/FM/alarm flip clock I had as a kid though!

[@ricardosantos2599]

At 7:30

[@SnickersTS]

I looked for flip clocks before, but was disappointed to not find any 24 hour ones cheap enough.

[@squareenigma1022]

☢ SNICKERS 5+2 GRATIS ☢ Wait did you used to always comment on Ashens videos? I know i recognise your name from somewhere...

[@danielbergmann4330]

You could always buy a old flip clock, there are heap tons of the fuckers. I bought a 70s GE flip clock a few years ago for like 20 bucks...and never had any problem with it. Cool Dashie photo btw... :P

[@Fummy007]

Who cares if its 24 hours. Just add 12 if is says PM

[@tomsuper2199]

+Fummy that's fucking annoying for anyone who doesn't grew up with the 12h-system.

[@Fummy007]

Its way more intuitive tbh. Get used to it famalam

[@vinx1350]

Now I have to decide between this and nixie clocks. I think I'll lean more towards the nixie clocks, they look more interesting.

[@antonioarroyas7662]

Great idea for a video! More affordable than tubes and almost as interesting.

[@Wishwader]

With the larger one 1) Are the minutes linked to the hours perfectly? Being on opposite ends they must use a different mechanism to the one mentioned. 2) Does it make a constant mechanical noise or only a noise when the digits change? 3) How has it been for dust?

[@jwardell]

I used to have a flip clock alarm clock next to my bed, pretty common in the 80s. These all plugged into the wall and ran off a very simple AC motor running at 50/60Hz. I never noticed much of a timing issue thanks to the accuracy of the electrical utility. It seems moving to battery power DC has hurt their accuracy, you may want to pick up a mains powered flip clock instead.

[@CommodoreFan64]

I think I like the cheapest one the best as it would be nice for the table in my bedroom next too my bed as if it ever got knocked off I would not be as worry about it breaking, as it looks more durable.

[@freesaxon6835]

As always a great video Always thought these clocks make the passage of time ' visible' in a different way " If only your mother was here to see it" lol

[@stevenjlovelace]

I always love the old computers Green Muppet uses.

[@WhatsOnTheOtherEnd]

Best flip clocks you can buy on the cheap are broken vintage ones. They're very precise, come in a wild array of styles, and can be purchased broken. Most of the time, all it needs is a light oiling of the motor assembly. Some Sony Digimatics (and others) have accurate "rolling second indicators", which is just a synchronized rolling ring with the seconds printed onto the side. That way, you can see the seconds, it's accurate, and it isn't too distracting.

[@dragonskunkstudio7582]

Good stealth on not showing unwanted reflections of the puppeteer on the glass and chrome.

[@KevReillyUK]

I bought the cheap one about a year ago, before seeing this video. I always fancied a clock like the on in LOST (alas ThinkGeek's April Fool version never made it to reality) so the intent was to install this one in a custom case and possibly modify the minute digits to be white-on-black and more closely resemble the one from the show. As with many of my projects none of that happened, but the clock itself is surprisingly nice. A pair of decent rechargeable batteries lasted about 11 months (changed them a couple of weeks ago and I don't recall changing them previously) and it had only gained about 15 seconds in that time. Certainly accurate enough to use as a quick glance clock, although I'm guessing limited QA means there'll be a lot of variation in accuracy and I may have just got lucky. In my home office with computers and/or ceiling fan running, I don't notice the ticking or even the "flap" of the changing digits most of the time. I'm not sure I'd want it as a bedroom clock though.

[@JohnKelly2]

I have a flip clock I picked up about 15 years ago that proudly sits above my TV. It loses about 5 minutes over the course of 6 months, which is how long the batteries last. This reminds me, do you remember the ball clocks of the 70s? Ball bearings would course through a maze until coming to a stop at the hour and minute.

[@brechen2002]

i have one of those big ones on the round foot, and it's amazing how accurate it is!

[@tubical71]

This time i think, i´m really golden, as i always wanted these flip clocks even entirely through that days where was all and way outdated... I was given some nice "Krupps" clocks where some also has a day count, of course you need to set it every short month. But the best of all, i got an all and complete 24hour flip clock with full date and weekday from our local bank branch which was closed down some 30 years ago. I came back from school that day and saw some people moving out the furniture, i walked in and asked if i could have that clock, they simply said: shure, we would have tossed that thing right away in the dump anyway in a minute....:-D

[@YoutubePedant]

First.

[@KrishnaDasLessons]

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[@EudesRJ]

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[@orti1990]

Insider firsting should be illegal. You are robbing an idiot of a chance to show himself.

[@Bicketybam68]

Free drinks for the winner

[@jamiemarchant]

LOL I did not actually expect to see this comment even though it was alluded too in the video. Very clever Mat :)

[@iceblu3710]

Thanks so much for this vid! After the timer I was scouring the net for my own flip clock and there are TONS of CHEAP ones and I figured they would be terrible time keepers given the low low cost. Lee Valley sells an accurate one with calender but its very pricy. I am going to get the large one for fun.

[@dashcamandy2242]

Did you notice if the digits glowed in the dark? The largest one seemed to have that greenish tint that glow-in-the-dark paint has. I miss my old GE flip alarm clock. The numbers were illuminated with a tiny black light bulb which made the glow-in-the-dark paint fluoresce in a pleasing manner.

[@MrPleers]

I got one from the 70's (in lime green) on a flea market. Works perfectly. Has the 24 hours instead of AM/PM. And only did cost me 20 euro's. The new ones seem a bit overprised sometimes.

[@volkswagenginetta]

i find it funny you found the noise to be an issue on the cheapest clock. at my house my dad repairs clocks of varying ages and movements (the oldest is a clock from the 1860's) we have west minister chimes, aniversary, banjo, schoolhouse, Cockoo you name it (we have 3 cockoo's running atm). Not a knock against you and i understand why you would find it annoying, but its easy to get used to. I don't even notice the clocks running in my house anymore.

[@a4andrei]

It's really difficult to find a good flip clock. Your best bet is to find a new old stock one. Panasonic had a lot of models and you can find some on ebay... Although most look very rough.