Engineering Log: The T.H. Epic, Schematics Vol.11

We’ve made it! This is the final copy/pasting of the same words 11 times so that all these numbers have some context. This is round 11 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 39,274 to 43,200

22linesS crosses H10:54:55.55
0linesS crosses M10:54:55.55
60linesS crosses H10:55:55.55
1lineS crosses M10:55:56.56
59linesS crosses H10:56:55.55
2linesS crosses M10:56:57.57
58linesS crosses H10:57:55.55
3linesS crosses M10:57:58.58
57linesS crosses H10:58:55.55
4linesS crosses M10:58:59.59
56linesS crosses H10:59:55.55
5linesS crosses M11:00:00.00
55linesS crosses H11:00:55.55
6linesS crosses M11:01:01.01
54linesS crosses H11:01:55.55
7linesS crosses M11:02:02.02
53linesS crosses H11:02:55.55
8linesS crosses M11:03:03.03
52linesS crosses H11:03:55.55
9linesS crosses M11:04:04.04
51linesS crosses H11:04:55.55
10linesS crosses M11:05:05.05
50linesS crosses H11:05:55.55
11linesS crosses M11:06:06.06
49linesS crosses H11:06:56.56
12linesS crosses M11:07:07.07
49linesS crosses H11:07:56.56
12linesS crosses M11:08:08.08
48linesS crosses H11:08:56.56
13linesS crosses M11:09:09.09
47linesS crosses H11:09:56.56
14linesS crosses M11:10:10.10
46linesS crosses H11:10:56.56
15linesS crosses M11:11:11.11
45linesS crosses H11:11:56.56
16linesS crosses M11:12:12.12
44linesS crosses H11:12:56.56
17linesS crosses M11:13:13.13
43linesS crosses H11:13:56.56
18linesS crosses M11:14:14.14
42linesS crosses H11:14:56.56
19linesS crosses M11:15:15.15
41linesS crosses H11:15:56.56
20linesS crosses M11:16:16.16
40linesS crosses H11:16:56.56
21linesS crosses M11:17:17.17
39linesS crosses H11:17:56.56
22linesS crosses M11:18:18.18
38linesS crosses H11:18:57.57
23linesS crosses M11:19:19.19
37linesS crosses H11:19:57.57
24linesS crosses M11:20:20.20
36linesS crosses H11:20:57.57
25linesS crosses M11:21:21.21
35linesS crosses H11:21:57.57
26linesS crosses M11:22:22.22
35linesS crosses H11:22:57.57
26linesS crosses M11:23:23.23
34linesS crosses H11:23:57.57
27linesS crosses M11:24:24.24
33linesS crosses H11:24:57.57
28linesS crosses M11:25:25.25
32linesS crosses H11:25:57.57
29linesS crosses M11:26:26.26
31linesS crosses H11:26:57.57
30linesS crosses M11:27:27.27
30linesS crosses H11:27:57.57
31linesS crosses M11:28:28.28
29linesS crosses H11:28:57.57
32linesS crosses M11:29:29.29
28linesS crosses H11:29:57.57
33linesS crosses M11:30:31.31
27linesS crosses H11:30:58.58
34linesS crosses M11:31:32.32
26linesS crosses H11:31:58.58
35linesS crosses M11:32:33.33
25linesS crosses H11:32:58.58
36linesS crosses M11:33:34.34
24linesS crosses H11:33:58.58
37linesS crosses M11:34:35.35
23linesS crosses H11:34:58.58
38linesS crosses M11:35:36.36
22linesS crosses H11:35:58.58
39linesS crosses M11:36:37.37
21linesS crosses H11:36:58.58
40linesS crosses M11:37:38.38
21linesS crosses H11:37:58.58
40linesS crosses M11:38:39.39
20linesS crosses H11:38:58.58
41linesS crosses M11:39:40.40
19linesS crosses H11:39:58.58
42linesS crosses M11:40:41.41
18linesS crosses H11:40:58.58
43linesS crosses M11:41:42.42
17linesS crosses H11:41:58.58
44linesS crosses M11:42:43.43
16linesS crosses H11:42:59.59
45linesS crosses M11:43:44.44
15linesS crosses H11:43:59.59
46linesS crosses M11:44:45.45
14linesS crosses H11:44:59.59
47linesS crosses M11:45:46.46
13linesS crosses H11:45:59.59
48linesS crosses M11:46:47.47
12linesS crosses H11:46:59.59
49linesS crosses M11:47:48.48
11linesS crosses H11:47:59.59
50linesS crosses M11:48:49.49
10linesS crosses H11:48:59.59
51linesS crosses M11:49:50.50
9linesS crosses H11:49:59.59
52linesS crosses M11:50:51.51
8linesS crosses H11:50:59.59
53linesS crosses M11:51:52.52
7linesS crosses H11:51:59.59
54linesS crosses M11:52:53.53
7linesS crosses H11:52:59.59
54linesS crosses M11:53:54.54
6linesS crosses H11:53:59.59
55linesS crosses M11:54:55.55
5linesS crosses H11:55:00.00
56linesS crosses M11:55:56.56
4linesS crosses H11:56:00.00
57linesS crosses M11:56:57.57
3linesS crosses H11:57:00.00
58linesS crosses M11:57:58.58
2linesS crosses H11:58:00.00
59linesS crosses M11:58:59.59
1lineS crosses H11:59:00.00
60linesS crosses M crosses H12:00:00.00

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