The Life Clock

The Life Clock is the creation of artist Bertrand Planes. Each number represents a year of your life. It assumes that you're not going to live past 84. After that, you're evidently on borrowed time.

I think the numbers should be spaced to reflect the subjective experience of time -- with the first half of the clock going from 0 to 21, and all the remaining years crammed into the second half. (Thanks, Sandy!)

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Posted By: Alex - Mon Oct 06, 2008
Category: Art

Comments

Whew! Glad to know I'm not out of time... yet!

Posted by BikerPuppy on 10/06/08 at 11:47 AM

Sweet, I have at least another 62 years, or about 8 3/4 hours, left to live!

Posted by Ryan in Philly on 10/06/08 at 11:57 AM

This thing takes clock watching to a whole new level!

Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 10/06/08 at 12:55 PM

I guess the gag gift would be one that only goes up to 40 or so?

Posted by Jules in Connecticut on 10/06/08 at 01:01 PM

Or maybe as a gag it could include another circle of numbers that decrease in clock-wise order to represent the numbers of friends who have died before you.

Posted by Madd Maxx on 10/06/08 at 01:08 PM

I guess I'm ok since 30 isn't even at the half-way point yet...

Posted by KW in Dallas, TX on 10/06/08 at 05:22 PM

KW - It'll be here before you realize it.

Posted by Madd Maxx on 10/06/08 at 05:43 PM

Now that's just plain depressing. I didn't need to see that it's night time for me. "Hey! It's 70 o'clock. Do you know where your future is?"

Posted by lostinthevalleygirl on 10/06/08 at 07:16 PM

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