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| Mechanical Watch (ciechanow.ski) | ||
| recommended by 6 users | 2022 | 4298 points by todsacerdoti | how things work | original thread | | ||
| 6 users recommended this thread. What they said: |
| cylinder714 Sep 30, 2023 | on: How a Mechanical Watch Works – Explained in 5 Minutes… | context |
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a_e_k Apr 20, 2023 | on: User: Junnn11 | context
Another cool one is this guy's crazy-detailed explanation of mechanical watch mechanisms with interactive diagrams using hand-written WebGL: https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/ (Previously discussed on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31261533) |
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rottc0dd Dec 17, 2024 | on: Making a watch from scratch | context
It is quite famous in hn and discussed a lot. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31261533 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38591084 His whole blog is a treasure trove: |
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wis Dec 17, 2024 | on: Making a watch from scratch | context
If you'd like to read a comprehensive blog post about the intricate mechanisms that make a mechanical watch work, with amazing interactive visualizations, I recommend reading this blog post[1] by Bartosz Ciechanowski, a person famous on HN for his high quality blog posts that explain things comprehensively, with nice visualizations. (the #1 top post on HN right now is his new blog post about the moon [2]). [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31261533 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42443229 |
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light_triad Apr 12, 2025 | on: Vacheron Constantin breaks the world record for most… | context
If you're interested in the functioning of mechanical watches, they're amazing: https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/ Previously on HN in 2022: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31261533 |
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redbell May 24, 2024 | on: 2D Rigid Body Collision Resolution | context
Oh! Look, a well-researched, deeply-explained, and interactive post. Honestly, when I initially read the domain name and noticed the TLD is ".ski" I was thinking it is from the author who wrote about Mecanical Watch [1] and other cool stuff.. it turned out to be a totally different one but of similar quality. What's the secret sauce behind this ".ski" TLD :) ___________________ |
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A don't-miss interactive visualization, and a tour de force of hand-written JavaScript and WebGL:
https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/
Previous discussion, thanks to todsacerdoti: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31261533