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The Secret Life of Machines - Season 2 - Episode 3 - The Quartz Watch
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Watch Series: The Secret Life of Machines Released in (1988) - Season 2 - Episode 3 ,airing date 1991-01-22 produced by UK, The TV Series categorized in Documentary, and content rating 25min with duration 25 min broadcasted as these networks Channel 4, Streamed at Putlocker & directed by Tim Hunkin, Andrew Snell, Nigel Maslin, Frank Prendergast. All clocks and watches work by 'counting' some event which takes a fixed period of time, like the swings of a pendulum. The higher it goes the stronger the pull of gravity and the faster it comes back - so the swings always take a fixed time. The Quartz crystal in a watch vibrates at a fixed speed in a similar way.
Episode Contents:
Models: A stick. Demonstration of liquid crystal technology with metal coated glass plates and polarized sunglasses.
Machines: Many of Tim's large outdoor clocks. A water clock by Rex.
Guests: A 400 year old pendulum alarm clock. Various antique pocket watches. Different watch models track the evolution of quartz and digital watches.
Films: Goofy 1940's wristwatch commercial ('Hey kids come on a running!') Almost as silly 70's ad for the first bulky LED watch.
Extro: Oven door blooper and a melting digital watch.
Genre: Documentary
Actor: Tim Hunkin, Rex Garrod, Frances Kay, Meg Amsden, Ellie Rayner, Ian Goodwin
Guest Stars: Rex Garrod
Creators: Tim Hunkin, Andrew Snell, Nigel Maslin, Frank Prendergast
Writers: Tim Hunkin
Country: UK
Languages: en, English,
Episode: 3
Runtime: 25
Date Modified: 2018-04-19 20:53:53
Air Date: 1991-01-22
Year Released: 1988
Rating: 8.000 out of 10
Content Rating: 25min
Views: 43
Quality: HD
Networks:
Channel 4,
Also known as: The Secret Life Of The Office
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