The Corpus Clock and The Chronophage
September 21, 2008
A $1 million mechanical clock featuring a massive time-eating grasshopper made its debut at the University of Cambridge Friday, and famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking was on site to introduce the strange and provocative timepiece.
The Corpus Clock has no hands or digital numerals, but instead features slits cut into its gold-plated face. As the escape wheel moves, darting blue LED lights behind the openings pause at the correct hour, minute, and second.
Source: Stephen Hawking unveils oddest clock ever (CNET)
Other random unusual clocks:
Bacon Clock
Lifetime Clock
Turtle and Rabbit Clock
Star Wars Clock
Custom Clock
Source: Inspire Me Now
I read an article about this on BBC! Very cool clock in how it works! That grasshopper is quite strange looking. XD
Yup, the mechanism is quite interesting. The grasshopper is too scary
Oh wow! That is just so cool! I was getting annoyed with normal clocks anyways!
Yup, it is always nice to see something new
I updated the post with other crazy clocks 
Now that is an incredible waste of money.
I have a better idea: use that million to build a diamond-encrusted Shana clock that screams “Urusai! Urusai! Urusai!” every time the long hand – her sword, perhaps? – strikes twelve. That should make the hallowed halls of Cambridge just a wee bit livelier.
hahaha That’s a great idea, Diego
It certainly will lighten up the day of the people at Cambridge 
Spending a million on a clock might be a waste, but it can be viewed as a work of art. The world has so much pain and suffering. I am sure that this million could have been used in a much better way. However, I believe it is best for the development of human kind to allocate resources in wide range of activities.
Interesting, but Big Ben is still the best
I like the R2D2 clock!
Oh yeah, Big Ben is great!
Yup, that robot clock is cute
I would have preferred green lights though 