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INTEREST: Steins;Gate's Divergence Meter Clocks Get 30-Unit Run for US$660




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Mr. Oshawott



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 8:40 pm Reply with quote
Those nixie tube clocks would be an awesome item to have if you have the cash to buy one, as well as a safe place to use them if you're concerned about the nixie tubes becoming a fire hazard.
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Top Gun



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PostPosted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 9:48 pm Reply with quote
I'm not even familiar with the series, but those things look amazing.
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Pughhead



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 4:26 am Reply with quote
Do those things remind anyone else of a guitar amplifier?
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Jaeger-bomb-bastic



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 4:34 am Reply with quote
You could just buy a nixie clock for around $250.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 6:43 am Reply with quote
There's already clocks like these before; it's not new.
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Megiddo



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 6:50 am Reply with quote
Where did you get the idea that these clocks are new, enurtsol? I read the article and didn't get that idea from it at all. This limited run will just have some Steins;Gate preset values.
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Kadmos1



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:33 am Reply with quote
Assuming each clock is paid at exactly $660, that's $19,800 total.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 7:42 am Reply with quote
Megiddo wrote:

Where did you get the idea that these clocks are new, enurtsol? I read the article and didn't get that idea from it at all. This limited run will just have some Steins;Gate preset values.


Pretty steep just for that, unless one really really wants it to be replica. Point is letting people know one can buy clocks like this now and set it. Some can even be mod and customized.
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configspace



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2015 5:15 pm Reply with quote
How are they getting the world line values? It would be really cool if it were measuring some kind of quantum flux (a physical random number generator) instead of a preset value or predetermined seed value.
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Shiroi Hane
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:07 am Reply with quote
Pughhead wrote:
Do those things remind anyone else of a guitar amplifier?

I refer you here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixie_tube
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve_amplifier (see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_tube)
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omiya



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2015 11:39 am Reply with quote
Seen at Animelo Summer Live 2015:

https://twitter.com/kuronegokou/status/641643233563422720



(The building shown above is Saitama Super Arena, the venue for Animelo Summer Live since 2008).
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