2007-07-30 04:33:11 · 3 answers · asked by jprotsenko 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ New York City
That is a clock, that is counting both forwards and backwards:
How to read the clock – the Metronome -- on the art wall at 1 Union Square South? The 15 numbers of the digital clock display time going and coming relative to midnight. Read time going left to right and time coming in the opposite direction. So, if the clock reads 070437000235616 it means that it is 7:04 A.M. (7 hours and 04 minutes since midnight) and that there are 16 hours, 56 minutes and 23 seconds remaining until midnight. The three numbers in between are a blur of moving numbers.
The clock is part of a large scale piece of art that also includes the rest of the facade of the building - the circles with the smoke, the hand, etc...
2007-07-30 05:20:44 · answer #1 · answered by Marie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its actually just a giant digital clock. Catch it exactly at noon and youll see how it works.
2007-07-30 04:39:00 · answer #2 · answered by Fall Beauty 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
that display is a clock displayed in military time (accurately displayed down to the milisecond).
2007-07-30 04:52:20 · answer #3 · answered by karma 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋