Someone Please Make Me This Back to the Future DeLorean Clock [Back To The Future]

Jul 8, 2012 4:07 PM  

To anyone who is good at making stuff with their hands: please make me this DeLorean center console clock from Back to the Future for me. There are instructions from Adafruit and links to all the stock parts you need to pull it off.

Here's why you should make a center console clock for me:

Adafruit can't sell them because of trademark issuesYou'll have an exciting weekend projectIt'll be my dream clock

Seriously, consider it would ya? The BTTF clock was made by Adafruit as a proof-of-concept type deal and it's so very beautiful. Adafruit has provided the Internet with detailed instructions on how to build your own, so make sure you follow them when building the clock for me. Thanks guys, you're the best! [Adafruit Industries via Laughing Squid]

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This Analog Clock Has the Correct Time for 24 Different Time Zones Around the World [Design]

Jul 8, 2012 12:00 PM  

Over at Instructables, SelkeyMoonbeam has figured out a clever way to make one analog clock tell the time of 24 different time zones. All you have to do is turn the clock's base to the city (or time zone) you're in, and the clock will show the right time.

It doesn't include the minute hand because the time would be off every time you rotate it but it does give you the correct hour for time zones all across the world. Think of it more like a gauge than an atomic clock, I guess. Here's how SelkeyMoonbeam, the maker of the clock, explains it:

It's not really that useful if you're a world traveler- you have to take the minute hand off or it's wrong every time you turn it. But the hours are right, so it's good for if you're doing international business, or have friends overseas that you want to contact. Actually, I was considering making a version that left off the cities and simply displayed the names of my wide-spread family members so that we'd have an easier time discussing when to Skype call.

The instructions on how to build one yourself are over at Instructables. [Instructables]

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