Friday, July 30, 2010

Question - 529

Identify the objects in the first two visuals. They are to be housed on top of the mountain shown in the third visual.

Answer: The clock of the long now and the Rosetta disk, both endeavors by the Long Now foundation that aspires to be a very very long term cultural institution (sort of like the foundation in Asimov's works). The clock is supposed to run for at least 10,000 years and is to be housed on the peak of Mt. Washington in Nevada. Jamie and Kamal Rathi got it. Well done.

2 comments:

Jamie said...

10000 Year Clock, the Rosetta Disk, and Mount Washington near Ely, Nevada

Kamal Rathi said...

The Clock of the Long Now, also called the 10,000-year clock

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clock_of_the_Long_Now