# The Corpus Clock

A massive, gold-plated mechanical clock featuring the 'Chronophage' (Time-Eater)—a mechanical grasshopper that devours the seconds. It has no hands, using blue LED rings and an erratic mechanical motion to represent 'relative' time.

## Key Facts
- **Type**: sight
- **Address**: Corpus Christi College, Trumpington St, Cambridge CB2 1RH, UK
- **Website**: https://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/about/corpus-clock
- **Hours**: 24/7 (Public Viewing from Street)
- **Entry**: Free to view from the exterior.
- **Price tier**: free

## Family Amenities
- Street-Level Viewing
- Educational Plaque
- Central Location

## Insider Tips
The grasshopper's jaw clicks shut every minute—it's slightly terrifying and children find it hypnotic. It's accurate only once an hour, by design. A great mechanical lesson on 'grasshopper escapement' mechanisms.


## Sources
- [Corpus Christi College - The Corpus Clock](https://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/about/corpus-clock)

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