Engineering Log: The T.H. Epic, Schematics Vol.10

This is the second-to-last copy/pasting of the same words so that all these numbers have some context. This is round 10 of 11 such posts.

In the off-chance that you are interested in writing a line of verse for every second in a 12-hour period with the end lines of each stanza/poem being determined by the various crossings of the three clock hands, here’s all of those calculations made for you from when the crossings happen to how many lines of verse that makes.

Please note

1 Calculations were quadruple-checked using a spreadsheet and estimations of when/how to round down or up were made by said spreadsheet.

2 Sometimes the second-hand crosses both the minute- and hour-hands within the same fraction of a second, but not at the same exact time. All three hands only align at midnight/noon/12 when the epic ends.

3 The second-hand crossing the hour-hand happens 719 times every 12 hours and is marked “S crosses H.” The second-hand crossing the minute-hand happens 59 times every hour and is marked “S crosses M.” The minute-hand crossing the hour-hand happens 11 times every 12 hours and is marked “M crosses H.”

4 I did originally post these calculations as numbered lists, went back and copy/pasted the relevant section of the spreadsheet to avoid any typos from throwing off your ability to write your own timed horological epic.

5 The list of times below is only for One -Eleventh of the crossings, listing of all the crossings is happening over 11 posts with each ending with one of the 11 times that the minute-hand crosses the hour-hand.

Seconds 35,346 to 39,273

44linesS crosses H9:49:49.49
1lineS crosses M9:49:50.50
59linesS crosses H9:50:49.49
2linesS crosses M9:50:51.51
58linesS crosses H9:51:49.49
3linesS crosses M9:51:52.52
58linesS crosses H9:52:49.49
3linesS crosses M9:52:53.53
57linesS crosses H9:53:49.49
4linesS crosses M9:53:54.54
56linesS crosses H9:54:50.50
5linesS crosses M9:54:55.55
55linesS crosses H9:55:50.50
6linesS crosses M9:55:56.56
54linesS crosses H9:56:50.50
7linesS crosses M9:56:57.57
53linesS crosses H9:57:50.50
8linesS crosses M9:57:58.58
52linesS crosses H9:58:50.50
9linesS crosses M9:58:59.59
51linesS crosses H9:59:50.50
10linesS crosses M10:00:00.00
50linesS crosses H10:00:50.50
11linesS crosses M10:01:01.01
49linesS crosses H10:01:50.50
12linesS crosses M10:02:02.02
48linesS crosses H10:02:50.50
13linesS crosses M10:03:03.03
47linesS crosses H10:03:50.50
14linesS crosses M10:04:04.04
46linesS crosses H10:04:50.50
15linesS crosses M10:05:05.05
45linesS crosses H10:05:50.50
16linesS crosses M10:06:06.06
44linesS crosses H10:06:51.51
17linesS crosses M10:07:07.07
44linesS crosses H10:07:51.51
17linesS crosses M10:08:08.08
43linesS crosses H10:08:51.51
18linesS crosses M10:09:09.09
42linesS crosses H10:09:51.51
19linesS crosses M10:10:10.10
41linesS crosses H10:10:51.51
20linesS crosses M10:11:11.11
40linesS crosses H10:11:51.51
21linesS crosses M10:12:12.12
39linesS crosses H10:12:51.51
22linesS crosses M10:13:13.13
38linesS crosses H10:13:51.51
23linesS crosses M10:14:14.14
37linesS crosses H10:14:51.51
24linesS crosses M10:15:15.15
36linesS crosses H10:15:51.51
25linesS crosses M10:16:16.16
35linesS crosses H10:16:51.51
26linesS crosses M10:17:17.17
34linesS crosses H10:17:51.51
27linesS crosses M10:18:18.18
33linesS crosses H10:18:52.52
28linesS crosses M10:19:19.19
32linesS crosses H10:19:52.52
29linesS crosses M10:20:20.20
31linesS crosses H10:20:52.52
30linesS crosses M10:21:21.21
30linesS crosses H10:21:52.52
31linesS crosses M10:22:22.22
30linesS crosses H10:22:52.52
31linesS crosses M10:23:23.23
29linesS crosses H10:23:52.52
32linesS crosses M10:24:24.24
28linesS crosses H10:24:52.52
33linesS crosses M10:25:25.25
27linesS crosses H10:25:52.52
34linesS crosses M10:26:26.26
26linesS crosses H10:26:52.52
35linesS crosses M10:27:27.27
25linesS crosses H10:27:52.52
36linesS crosses M10:28:28.28
24linesS crosses H10:28:52.52
37linesS crosses M10:29:29.29
23linesS crosses H10:29:52.52
38linesS crosses M10:30:31.31
22linesS crosses H10:30:53.53
39linesS crosses M10:31:32.32
21linesS crosses H10:31:53.53
40linesS crosses M10:32:33.33
20linesS crosses H10:32:53.53
41linesS crosses M10:33:34.34
19linesS crosses H10:33:53.53
42linesS crosses M10:34:35.35
18linesS crosses H10:34:53.53
43linesS crosses M10:35:36.36
17linesS crosses H10:35:53.53
44linesS crosses M10:36:37.37
16linesS crosses H10:36:53.53
45linesS crosses M10:37:38.38
16linesS crosses H10:37:53.53
45linesS crosses M10:38:39.39
15linesS crosses H10:38:53.53
46linesS crosses M10:39:40.40
14linesS crosses H10:39:53.53
47linesS crosses M10:40:41.41
13linesS crosses H10:40:53.53
48linesS crosses M10:41:42.42
12linesS crosses H10:41:53.53
49linesS crosses M10:42:43.43
11linesS crosses H10:42:54.54
50linesS crosses M10:43:44.44
10linesS crosses H10:43:54.54
51linesS crosses M10:44:45.45
9linesS crosses H10:44:54.54
52linesS crosses M10:45:46.46
8linesS crosses H10:45:54.54
53linesS crosses M10:46:47.47
7linesS crosses H10:46:54.54
54linesS crosses M10:47:48.48
6linesS crosses H10:47:54.54
55linesS crosses M10:48:49.49
5linesS crosses H10:48:54.54
56linesS crosses M10:49:50.50
4linesS crosses H10:49:54.54
57linesS crosses M10:50:51.51
3linesS crosses H10:50:54.54
58linesS crosses M10:51:52.52
2linesS crosses H10:51:54.54
59linesS crosses M10:52:53.53
2linesS crosses H10:52:54.54
59linesS crosses M10:53:54.54
1lineS crosses H10:53:54.54
38linesM crosses H10:54:33.33

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