Binary clock

Binary clock

Explanation

Binary clock

The current time is displayed with 0 (dark window) and 1 (lit window) in the so-called BCD code (binary-coded decimal).

In order to convert the time into decimal numbers, you need to know: The ground floor has the decimal value 1, the 1st floor has the decimal value 2, the 2nd floor has the value 4 and the top floor has the value 8. The photo was therefore taken at 1:07 p.m.

Technically speaking, it is 4 x 4 bits in the vertical. In the early days of computer technology, 4 bits were called nibbles, but in the meantime the term byte has become established for 8 bits.

Berlin

Quantity theory Clock

The Berlin clock, also known as the quantity-watch, is a public clock in Berlin. It was developed in 1975 by the inventor Dieter Binninger on behalf of the Berlin Senate and shows the time about a number of bright lamps.

St. Gallen

station clock

Binary clock with three lines for the electronic display of the hours (16,8,4,2,1), minutes (32,16,8,4,2,1), seconds (32,16,8,4,2,1) on the facade of the main train station in St. Gallen, Switzerland. The clock was designed by the artist Norbert Möslang.

It is 9:25 a.m. and 50 seconds. If your train drives at 9:26 a.m., you can no longer make it. The trains in Switzerland run on time.