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In article <77...@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> John R. Mudd <j...@cis.ohio-state.edu> writes:
>[Lots of stuff about Grace Hopper on Letterman]
>She also mentioned the clock she had in her office.  It ran counter-clock-
>wise.  Her premise was that it was just a clock, it didn't matter which
>direction the hands turned, it simply had to tell time.  I've been meaning
>to fix a clock to do this someday.
>
>... John

It is easy to modify the big plastic clocks usually found in classrooms,
not the synchronized kind, but the ones simply plugged into an outlet.

The motor uses a shaded pole magnet to drive the rotor, and this magnet
is usually just bolted on to surround it.  If you unbolt the magnet,
turn it over, and replace the bolts (assuming the holes are symmetrical)
the motor will run the opposite direction.

Changing the numerals is left up to you...  :)

Our main terminal room has one synchronized clock, and one generic one. 
Since they rarely tell the same time anyway, I have been considering
modifying the other to run backwards.  Should cause a few missed classes.

.matthew