| 31. | In 1949, a flock of starlings perched on the minute hand, slowing it by 4 1 / 2 minutes.
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| 32. | The minute hands are each two feet two inches long, and the hour hand one foot seven inches long.
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| 33. | A train supervisor once described this system as " kind of like watching the minute hand on a clock ."
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| 34. | It consists of 130 parts, including gears, ruby bearings and two human hairs that form the hour and minute hands.
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| 35. | As such, the Palestinians, who are alarmed at the prospect of Sharon becoming prime minister, gave Barak a last-minute hand.
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| 36. | Stutzman said the governor was " bemused " by the last-minute hand-wringing and did at times put his foot down.
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| 37. | Aircraft position was recorded along with the colour of the triangle beneath the minute hand at the time of sighting.
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| 38. | On the shaft of the minute hand ( not shown ), which rotates once per hour, there is a projection.
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| 39. | His only navigational aids were an old tin clock with the minute hand missing and a vast knowledge of the stars.
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| 40. | The concentric minute hand was added to the clock by Daniel Quare, a London clock-maker, and the Second Hand was introduced.
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