Ringing 175 facts
While investigating facts about Ringing 175, I found out little known, but curios details like:
There is a bell in Oxford University library that hasn't stopped ringing for 175 years. Researchers are afraid that opening the bell would ruin an experiment to see how long it will last.
There is a battery powered bell at Oxford University that has been continuously ringing for over 175 years. No one knows what the battery is composed of and no one wants to take the device apart in order to figure it out.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 7 of the best facts about Ringing 175 I managed to collect.
-
There is an electric bell in Oxford University that has been ringing almost continously for 175 years.
-
The Clarendon Dry Pile is an electric bell powered by two batteries has been ringing for almost 175 years and is one of the longest experiments in human history.
-
Saturn's rings stretch out about 175,000 miles (282,000 km) from the planet but the vertical height is typically 30 ft (10 m).
-
There's a battery-powered bell that has been ringing for over 175 years
-
The Oxford Electric Bell has been ringing continuously since 1840 (over 175 years!)
