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What are some examples of innovative clock designs?

Not only does this clock represent time in a unique way, it also happens to use liquid to do it. Canna is designed by Swiss clock maker, Heinz Mutter. The clock has 12 glass tubes which get filled with coloured liquid as time progresses. Once the clock hits twelve the tubes empty, ready for a new cycle. Source: "Tiepieces Innovative and Unusual Watches, Clocks and Alarms." Timepieces Innovative and Unusual Watches, Clocks and Alarms. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013. Website The Nixie clock uses 6 cold-cathode tubes, also called nixie tubes, to display the time. Each tube has a cathode in the shape of the numbers one through nine. To display a numeral, power is sent to the individual cathode, which correspondingly glows orange. Source: "Tiepieces Innovative and Unusual Watches, Clocks and Alarms." Timepieces Innovative and Unusual Watches, Clocks and Alarms. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013. Website

This clock was created by the designers at Art Lebedev to tell time the way people do. Verbarius spells time differently every minute on its small display. So 4:45 is displayed as forty-five minutes past four and 12:00 is simply midnight. The clock speaks Russian, French, German and Spanish too. Source: "Tiepieces Innovative and Unusual Watches, Clocks and Alarms." Timepieces Innovative and Unusual Watches, Clocks and Alarms. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2013. Website

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How do you use recycled materials to build products?

Metals:

Scrap metal can be recycled endlessly. Aluminum is often recycled into soft drink cans and steel is used for construction materials and automobile manufacturing.

Plastics:

Plastics are most commonly recycled from bottles; however, the plastic recycled from bottles is rarely used to make new bottles. Plastic is primarily recycled into consumer products and construction materials.

Glass:

Glass can be recycled infinitely without losing its strength; glass from windows and bottles is often re-used to make similar products.

Paper:

Paper can be recycled up to eight times; after that, it starts to lose its strength. Recycled paper is commonly used in newspaper and magazine printing.

Cotton:

Cotton is more difficult to recycle than other materials; it losing its strength over time and through use. Nevertheless, cotton from clothing is often re-used to make products such as bags. Recycled cotton must usually be combined with other materials to strengthen it.

For example: 1)

This clock is made entirely of recyclable materials: - a vinyl record - scrap paper - a pencil - a pair of scissors - a glue stick - a clock mechanism - a battery