Temporal Expansion Project
temporal conservation
Two new, reasonably generic wall-clock type clocks are hung on a wall. Placed side by side and horizontally level to eachother, the clocks should not exceed nine inches in separation and should be hung at a height that is adjusted to the average sight-line of the occupants in the place they are displayed. The clocks are to be taken out of their packaging. Both clocks are to be set to the current “present” of the regional time zone in which they occupy. This “present” is determined by consensus, reference, or approximation. Everyday at five o’clock post meridian, read from the clock on the left, the clock on the right is set back five minutes. The temporal conservation, written out, would look like this:
Lt. Rt. Lt. Rt.
Day 1 5:00pm 4:55pm Day 30 5:00pm 2:30pm
Day 2 5:00 4:50 Day 50 5:00 12:00am
Day 3 5:00 4:45 Day 124 5:00 5:00am
Day 7 5:00 4:25 Day 174 5:00 12:00pm
Day 12 5:00 4:00 Day 350 5:00 5:00pm
Using this algorithm one hour is saved every twelve days and three hundred and fifty-six days saves twenty-four hours and twenty-five minutes. A hash mark is to be made, in units of five, below the clocks for every day conserved. This project is maintained by replacing the batteries when needed and the clocks should be reset to the daylight saving system if applicable. Anyone may assume responsibility for this project by following these instructions.