It's the Little Things (even for Big Ben)

     As the seasons officially changed yesterday, it was reminder of time ticking onward.  It also reminded me that sometimes, it's the little things that keep the big things in order.
-Balance.
-Don't overlook the small details when viewing the big picture.

     The most-photographed and world-renowned timepiece is Big Ben.  Built into the "Imperial" (as it was known at the time) British Parliament building complex, it gongs and rings the time for London--a busy, modern world-capitol.  A mostly original mechanism turns the 4 sets of hands.  The workings must still be hand-wound.  The bells are enormous--some of the largest in the world.

And yet, what do you think keeps the time accurate?  That helps measure the swing of the central pendulum?  Some coins and small pieces of metal.

Those seemingly insignificant trinkets manage to keep the entire operation "working like clockwork".  Who'd've guessed?  Not the throngs of thousands who admire that the huge clock tower is correct (to within a few seconds)!  But it just goes to show you that sometimes its the small things that greatly impact the large ones.  And that sometimes a simple solution is perfect.