Dec 3 2008Time Cube Clock Is Rarely An Actual Cube
The $12 Cube Clock is shaped like a cube at noon and midnight but rotates to create all kinds of crazy-ass shapes in the interim. "The largest triangle is for displaying hours while the medium is for minutes and the small triangle on the edge represents seconds." At only $12, the clock makes a great stocking stuffer for Christmas. Alternatively, you could stuff it into the bottom of a sock and use it to beat off a would-be thief. Just trust me, you don't wanna use your hand.
Hit the jump for a couple pictures of the rotational fun!
Interesting Cube Clock [gadgetvenue]
Thanks to Emile, who invented a Sphere Clock, but the prototype rolled off the desk and broke.
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Reader Comments
1. LSDiesel - December 3, 2008 12:46 PM
For a second there, I thought it said $120, and it didn't even phase me.
For $12, this thing is pretty damn cool, I will say.
2. Douche McAllister - December 3, 2008 12:49 PM
Finally! The GW has posted a wierd ass time device without it being retarded expensive. Thanks GW! Now I can go spend, spend, spend like Jesus would want me to.
3. gnarbuckets - December 3, 2008 12:50 PM
@LSDiesel:
Considering the completely f***ed prices some of the stuff on here lists at, I'm surprised it's not $120,000.
4. Daisy - December 3, 2008 12:50 PM
FAKE!!!!
This is an obvious photoshop job. You can tell because the shadow's are all wrong.
This is exactly like that scene in the movie Never Back Down where Max constructs an elaborate toy cube for Baja and its used to summon the devil.
5. LSDiesel - December 3, 2008 12:52 PM
@3, but there would always be a story as to why it was so expensive. It's always *justified* somehow. Like this, for example, could very be well made with Steven Hawking's tears and werewolf bones.
6. PLEEEZE! - December 3, 2008 12:53 PM
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7. Douche McAllister - December 3, 2008 12:53 PM
weird
my bad
8. Shimmy Sharoo - December 3, 2008 12:58 PM
THIS is def' the clock the Cenobites use to time how long their egg has been cooking. Right after they send someones soul into the labyrinths of...
BHWHAHA
9. Douche McAllister - December 3, 2008 1:01 PM
Well folks, I followed the links to the product site. It turns out this is old and the clock is no longer availible. Leave it to the GW to find something affordable and it turns out to be a red herring. Mmmm. FISH!
10. James - December 3, 2008 1:13 PM
Aww man, the douche is right. I can only find it on chinavision.com, and yes, you can't buy it. I saw it being auctioned off on an ebay-like site somewhere, but feh. Added to chinavision's catalog the day after Christmas, last year. Wonder how long it's not been for sale.
Looks like this clock hasn't, and won't, be in anyone's stockings. Good call GW!
11. GENE RAY - December 3, 2008 1:14 PM
WWW.TIMECUBE.COM THIS PROVES THE
EXISTENCE OF 4-DAY ROTATION OF EARTH
CUBIC NATURE GENE RAY CUBIC AND
WISEST HUMAN
12. DreamFolder - December 3, 2008 1:14 PM
Y'know why it's discontinued?
P1: "What time is it?"
P2: "Let me check the clock."
..........
P2: "I have absolutely no idea."
This is not too dissimilar to an actual conversation I had with Christina Ricci in LAX after getting off the red-eye from Tokyo waiting to catch my connector to Austin. With my watch set on Austin time, I was in no condition to calculate the time in California, so I just showed her my watch and told her it was set to central time, she could do the math.
13. Douche McAllister - December 3, 2008 1:20 PM
@11
I see you're back, McGloin. Eat Shit.
14. Madgame - December 3, 2008 1:23 PM
why would i want to 'beat off' a thief? He can beat himself off
15. Mr Hobbes - December 3, 2008 1:33 PM
hey PLEEEZE! guy,
your reverse typing has a typo
16. DrNecropolis - December 3, 2008 1:50 PM
Dammit #4 and #8 y'all beat me to it!
17. LSDiesel - December 3, 2008 1:59 PM
@15, you actually read that shit? Anyone who needs to go to those lengths to get their comments read probably don't have anything worth reading.
18. bass - December 3, 2008 2:07 PM
17s right
19. Thumperchica - December 3, 2008 2:23 PM
this clock looks cool, but I'd never know what flippin time it was... guess that's why they make cell phones - well, that and the whole "phone call" thing...
20. Estoye - December 3, 2008 3:32 PM
God bless Gene Ray
21. penname - December 3, 2008 4:49 PM
That clock design is actually pretty old, we had one in the 80's.
22. Trevour - December 3, 2008 6:30 PM
Yeah I had one too, like 15 years ago. It was a black pyramid that was divided up into sections - basically half of this thing.
23. Shoka - December 3, 2008 7:27 PM
I didn't think this was a new product. For one, I've had one of these for probably... five years now, I should think, only it's black.
24. Karen - December 3, 2008 8:26 PM
ughhhh whyyyyy isn't it on sale?!?!? this is so f***ing cool i wanted it for xmas!!! :'(
25. Keanan - December 3, 2008 10:13 PM
Is it just me or should this come with a keep out of reach of children sign for pointy parts?
26. MotherF - December 4, 2008 5:12 AM
@17 ,@18 you bastards ! I'm writing this exactly because you have done exactly what I am doing. Killing my precious time.
Mother F means your mother.
27. 23 - December 4, 2008 5:14 AM
@23 You racist bastard.
28. rainbowcinderellageek - December 4, 2008 1:09 PM
hmm..id either break it or end up sitting on it or something, then breaking myself.
still want one. good weapon.
29. Robrt - December 5, 2008 12:43 AM
oooooooooold....i saw that clock on sale here some 5 years ago
30. Bill - January 22, 2009 2:23 PM
Old? Yes.
However, some people seem enthralled by it. I'm about to put one of my old Time Cubes up on Ebay, if you're interested.