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2010-08-11 Arabia
Saudis hope giant clock will set 'Mecca Time'
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Posted by Beavis 2010-08-11 05:44|| || Front Page|| [11134 views ]  Top

#1 They said that Mecca is the centre of the world and that the Greenwich standard was imposed by the west in 1884.
They've all got it wrong. The centre of the world is wherever I'm at, and high noon is always marked by my shadow pointing north. Ignorant barbarian infidels, all of them.
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-08-11 09:14||   2010-08-11 09:14|| Front Page Top

#2 Why stop there? If Mecca time was good enough for Muhammad, shouldn't all faithful Muslims reject time zones? So what if it's high noon & pitch black?
Posted by American Delight 2010-08-11 10:42|| http://moneyjihad.wordpress.com/  2010-08-11 10:42|| Front Page Top

#3 If Mecca time was good enough for Muhammad, shouldn't all faithful Muslims reject time zones? I really doubt Mohammed used clocks to tell time, either.
Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2010-08-11 11:04||   2010-08-11 11:04|| Front Page Top

#4 "... giant clock ..."

I need another eye test.
Posted by Mullah Lodabullah 2010-08-11 11:13||   2010-08-11 11:13|| Front Page Top

#5 "daylight savings time is the Devils work!"
Posted by Frank G on the road 2010-08-11 11:38||   2010-08-11 11:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Nice aiming point...
Posted by tu3031 2010-08-11 12:08||   2010-08-11 12:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Hickory dickory dock
The muzz blew up the clock
Posted by Mullah Lodabullah 2010-08-11 13:18||   2010-08-11 13:18|| Front Page Top

#8 This hotel complex actually looks pretty nice per the architectural model.

An interesting thing here is the finances. This hotel may be 90-95% vacant except for the greater hajj. I doubt the Saudis truly realize all the O&M costs for a unique structure like this.
Posted by lord garth 2010-08-11 13:19||   2010-08-11 13:19|| Front Page Top

#9 I notice the contractor is, Saudi Binladin Group. Nope, to ties or simpathies there. Will there be a casino? Only way to fill those rooms in the desert, just like Vegas.
Posted by Spearong Prince of the Bunions9034 2010-08-11 16:21||   2010-08-11 16:21|| Front Page Top

#10 What the article fails to make clear is that the standard it sets is not the hour, but the year - 570. So if we all just set the calendar and thinking back 1440 years we'll be in synch with our muslim brothers.
Posted by Bigfoot Elmavising4154 2010-08-11 17:36||   2010-08-11 17:36|| Front Page Top

#11 "'... giant clock ...' I need another eye test."

LOL, Mullah Lodabullah!
Posted by American Delight 2010-08-11 17:54|| http://moneyjihad.wordpress.com/  2010-08-11 17:54|| Front Page Top

#12 So if a Christian flies a plan full of people into it do you think they will then allow for a Catholic Cathedral to be built close to it in Mecca?

(of course a Christian would never do that - since Christians love life like Islamists love death)
Posted by CrazyFool 2010-08-11 17:57||   2010-08-11 17:57|| Front Page Top

#13 "Nice aiming point" indeed! One very large nuke (50MT or so - may have to borrow it from the Russians) would put an end to a LOT of nonsense. Unfortunately, no one on Earth is going to do that. Maybe God can smack this pack of illiterate fools down with a small asteroid.
Posted by Old Patriot 2010-08-11 20:24||   2010-08-11 20:24|| Front Page Top

#14 See also RENSE > HUGE MECCA CLOCK TO USURP GREENWICH TIME? | [Telegraph.UK] GIANT MECCA CLOCK SEEKS TO CALL TIME ON GREENWICH.

ARTIC = Muslim Perts argue that Mecca is a natural "LOW/ZERO MAGNETISM ZONE" ideal both for PERSONAL HEALTH + KEEPING ACCURATE TIME in comparison to Greenwich.
Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-08-11 22:45||   2010-08-11 22:45|| Front Page Top

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