Sneaky Clock

One day I was sitting in my highschool classroom, dazing off counting the number of tiles on the ceiling as I was getting bored of the lecture. I looked at the clock, then wandered my eyes around, and back at the clock, being 90% sure more then 10 minutes have passed; however, it had only been 2 minutes since the last time I checked the clock. I was in shock. The more often I looked at the clock, the slower time seemed to tick.

Reminiscing upon this moment, I designed an interactive clock that slows down whenever you look at it, and ticks normally when you look away. Ironically, you have no way of knowing it since you need to not look at it for it to work normally.

Within the given time of 3 days to create something for a Fidget Camp showcase, I decided to keep the idea speculative, and change from eye tracking to distance sensing. If you move closer, the clock detects you as "lookng," and if you move farther away, the clock detects you as "not looking."

Year

Summer 2025

Tools

Arduino, Fusion360, 3D printer