My all-time favorite sign at the Oregon Convention Center

[rebeccmeister]

The text reads, "ATTENTION: Bell will ring without warning"

This convention center has two large skylight towers. The large open space beneath one of the skylight towers contains a big, colorful dragon boat. The large open space beneath the other one contains a massive, swinging pendulum that changes direction throughout the day and night, so as to tip a set of long metal spikes from a vertical position to a horizontal one. Somehow the constant swinging of that pendulum is a good counterpoint to that bell outside. For the record I don't think I've ever heard that outdoors bell ring.

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[twoeleven]

A Foucault pendulum. Never heard of one outside of a museum before.

[rebeccmeister]

It’s a really pretty one, too! I did not take photos or video of it, however.

[twoeleven]

Such a tease! :)