Yup. It's because the first hammer only has one second to ring out a second time and because of the weights pulling it down and the size of the hammer, it won't be able to ring out that time (or if it did, it would be significantly weaker and quieter), so they added another hammer which raises the exact moment the first one lowers.
1:12 that must be one beefy mircophone
3:10 I didn’t realize that the 3 train movement was 5 tons. I think this should be used to describe grandfather clocks
The bell is very loud being just 7-10 feet away from it. I’m just imagining being inside of the bell underneath it, also imagining if it was swinging.
it's actually Saint Stevens Tower. then it was renamed Queen Elizabeth Tower.
5:21 It's Been Revealed The Heaviest Quarter Jack Has Two Hammers.
My fav bell
Yup. It's because the first hammer only has one second to ring out a second time and because of the weights pulling it down and the size of the hammer, it won't be able to ring out that time (or if it did, it would be significantly weaker and quieter), so they added another hammer which raises the exact moment the first one lowers.
Imagine if the hammer of the third quarter bell started raising when he was doing this... oops.
Why So Long? America is our GREATEST ALLIE EVER!!
Big ben has a sister
That's probably the dumbest thing you said