Jeff Bezos just shared a new video of a giant $42 million mechanical clock designed to outlast the United States (AMZN)

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February 20, 2018 3:36 PM

The 500-foot tall clock, which Bezos is funding, is meant to keep time for 10,000 years.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has funded the construction of a clock buried in a mountain in Texas that's designed to keep time for 10,000 years.
The clock is a project of the Long Now Foundation.
Bezos shared a video of the clock's construction on Tuesday.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos spends his fortune on a lot of interesting projects, such as The Washington Post, Blue Origin, and giant historical mansions.

But his most quixotic project may be the "10,000 year clock," in which he is funding the construction of a clock in the West Texas desert that's designed to keep time for millennia.

Bezos shared a new video of the construction of this clock on Tuesday. Check it out:

"10000YearClock

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