There is actually an "optically pumped" pendulum clock that was designed
by Betrisy called the Chronolith. Conceptually really interesting. You
can see it on his website:
http://www.betrisey.ch/echronolit.htm
Bill S
J. Forster wrote:
Maybe you could "pump" the pendulum optically, using a beam of light, like
those glass bulb "radiometers" they sell that spin on a sunny window
ledge.
-John
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