A clock without electricity uses gears, springs, or weights to keep moving. Imagine a big toy car that keeps going because it has a rubber band, when you pull the rubber band back and let go, it makes the wheels spin. A mechanical clock is like that toy car: inside are tiny gears that turn one after another, keeping time without needing electricity.
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- Winding your grandfather’s clock is like giving it a big hug, it keeps ticking for hours without needing any electricity.
- A pocket watch that you wind every morning stays accurate all day because of its little spring inside.
- Some clocks have weights hanging from the back, and as they slowly fall, they power the clock's hands.
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See also
- How Does a Clock Keep Time Without a Battery?
- How Does a Clock Actually Tell Time?
- How Does a Clock Know the Time?
- How Does a Clock Keep Time Accurately?
- How Do Clocks Keep Time Accurately?
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