Today we bring the latest in our ongoing series of animals who laid down their lives (and dignity) for the betterment of gadgets. We've seen a nice beaver, a mouse and a frog. The Cuckoo Clock, however, wins, if only for the pun-tastic name.
The one-off project by artist Michael Sans is, as you probably guessed, a clock built into a cuckoo. The 49 year old bird (it died in 1958) has been augmented with a digital clock and then nailed to a wall. As befits a man with the name "Sans", the spec sheet is minimal:
It's not for sale, and as Oh Gizmo's Evan Ackerman points out, you'll find yourself on the wrong end of a $15,000 fine and a six month jail sentence if anyone finds you with a piece of cuckoo in the house. Better, then, to try a more modest but still literal modification. A shuttle-cock, perhaps?
Cadaver page [Michael Sans via Oh Gizmo!]
.png){kind=logo}
