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A list of notable scripted clocks in OWOT.

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In early 2026, a number of these scripts began running 24/7 near the [[Center Console]]. Some users found them harmless while others thought they were a waste of space. The presence of the clocks sparked debate over whether any form of long-running scripts (Ex. The [[Crawler]] and [[JustAnOWOTUser#Prophetbot (scrolling text)|Prophetbot's marquee]]) should be allowed at [[Spawn]].

== Pre-2026 clocks ==

File:Banksy clock.gif|Sped up ~200x (December 20th, 2025)

File:Banksy clock 2.gif|Sped up ~360x (December 21st, 2025)

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== Square of Publicity clock controversy ==

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== 2026 Clock Mania ==

A trend of clock scripts inspired by the SOP Clock, most of which ran for only a few hours before going offline. ~~The majority~~ of ~~these~~ were ~~created by~~ the prolific scripter [[Mr. Black]], who returned to OWOT at around the same time that the first clock appeared.

A trend of clock scripts inspired by the SOP Clock, most of which ran for only a few hours before going offline. At least 18 unique clock scripts were created during this period; five of them were from the prolific scripter [[Mr. Black]], who returned to OWOT at around the same time that the first clock appeared. At least 8 other users had also created scripts for the Mania.

Clock Mania reached its ~~(current)~~ peak at ~4:00 UTC on February 26th, 2026, when there were over 50 clocks running concurrently at [[Spawn]].

Clock Mania reached its peak at ~4:00 UTC on February 26th, 2026, when there were over 50 clocks running concurrently at [[Spawn]].

Reception to the clocks was negative at first, but some users gradually warmed up to it.

=== January ===

~~<gallery mode="packed" heights="200" caption="~~Mr. Black's analog clock">

[[File:Big clock.gif|center|thumb|336x336px|Mr. Black's analog clock. A smaller clock by [[Banksy]] can also be seen between the Center Console and the Mr. Black's clock. (January 21st, 2026)]]

~~File:Big~~ clock~~.gif|~~[[Banksy]]~~'s clock~~ can also be seen between the Center Console and the ~~big~~ clock. (January 21st, 2026)

[[File:Mr black scrolling clock.gif|center|thumb|Mr. Black's scrolling text script converted to a clock. (January 25th, 2026)]]

File:Mr black clock ~~and balls 1~~.gif|~~February 6th~~, 2026 ~~(Sped up 2x~~)

=== February 3rd ===

[[File:Lime_green_town_february_3_2026.png|center|thumb|443x443px|[[UQ]] begging for [[lime.owot]]'s clock script.]]

=== February 5th ===

The day that the original clock returned alongside Mr. Black's analog clock, which was incorporated into a clock tower at lime's suggestion.

[[File:Integration not deletion.png|center|thumb|lime's idea for incorporating the analog clock into art.]]

File:Mr black clock tower.png|[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NjCYO0kLJ54 Clock Tower], after a suggestion by lime.

File:Mr black clocktower out of service.png|"OUT OF SERVICE"

File:Mr black clocktower 2.png|Alternate clock tower design.

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[[File:Mr black ~~scrolling~~ clock.gif|center|thumb|Mr. Black~~'s scrolling text script converted to a clock~~. (~~January 25th,~~ 2026)]]

=== February 6th ===

[[File:Mr black clock and balls 1.gif|center|thumb|By Mr. Black. (Sped up 2x)]]

=== February 23rd ===

[[File:Clock february 23 2026.gif|center|thumb|319x319px]]

=== February 24th ===

there's effectively four clocks on spawn, at this point it's just amusing '''— [[FP]]'''</blockquote>

=== February 25th ===

~~[[File:Mr black big clock.png|center|thumb|Massive clock (not functional) by Mr. Black.]]~~

<blockquote>Okay, I've previously been opposed to the trend of mindless clock scripts, but I'm maybe thinking of joining in now.

~~[[File:Four clocks.gif|center|thumb|324x324px|3D clock (not functional) by Mr. Black.]]~~<blockquote>Okay, I've previously been opposed to the trend of mindless clock scripts, but I'm maybe thinking of joining in now.

I've had a change of heart because of some of the more horrible things that have been happening at spawn.

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I am starting to see the appeal of something mindless like a clock as a sort of active resistance to this behavior.

'''— [[WindowToaster]] ~~on February 25th, 2026~~'''</blockquote>[[File:Katiserie clock 1.png|center|thumb|Clock assets by [[Katiserie]].]]

'''— [[WindowToaster]]'''</blockquote>[[File:Mr black big clock.png|center|thumb|Massive clock (not functional) by Mr. Black.]]

[[File:Enough is enough.jpg|center|thumb|'''Enough is enough.''']]

[[File:Mr black ms paint 13.png|center|thumb|A multicolor clock above the Center Console which also shows the date.]]

[[File:Enough is enough.jpg|center|thumb|'''Enough is enough.''' (Clock above the Center Console is by [[HolyTerrorist]].)]]

=== February 26th ===

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(excluding your device)

[[File:Random symbols clock.gif|center|thumb|~~A new~~ clock running alongside [[Neon1246]]'s bouncing dots script.]]

[[File:Random symbols clock.gif|center|thumb|"Multi-script clock" by [[67x8]] running alongside [[Neon1246]]'s bouncing dots script.]]

[[File:The official clock and ball mania of february 2026.gif|center|thumb|351x351px|Katiserie's clock assets turned into a script by Mr. Black.]]

[[File:Upside down clock.gif|center|thumb|One of the clocks turning upside down.]]

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[[File:Amerikkkan tickers.gif|center|thumb|488x488px|Sped up 10x]]

[[File:Mr black ms paint 3.png|center|thumb|323x323px|Patterns created by Mr. Black's MS Paint script.]]

=== February 28th ===

[[File:Windowtoaster clock.gif|center|thumb|[[WindowToaster]]'s clock. Only minutes and seconds are shown.]]

[[File:Clocks february 28 2026.png|center|thumb|326x326px|All clocks active on that day.]]

=== March 1st ===

[[File:Big braille clock.png|center|thumb|WindowToaster's clock and the clock to the right of the Center Console would both disappear around this time, only to re-appear the day after.]]

[[File:Ywot binary clock.gif|center|thumb|383x383px|Binary clock<sup>???</sup> in [[Your World Of Text]].]]

[[File:Clocks march 1 2026.png|center|thumb|Clocks from March 1st, 2026. The blue clock in the center (created by [[HolyTerrorist]]) would disappear by the end of the day.]]

=== March 2nd ===

<blockquote>[9029]: Only five clocks remaining.

[4977]: nuke the clocks

[4977]: we have a clock on the screen we dont need more

[4977]: (to all clockers if you make a clock using est i will forgive your crimes)</blockquote>[[File:Windowtoaster interactive clock.gif|center|thumb|340x340px|Interactive clock by WindowToaster, which now shows hours and minutes. Clicking "-/+" shifts the timezone one hour backwards/forwards. Clicking "M" shifts the timezone 15 minutes forwards.]]

[[File:Egg clock.gif|center|thumb|[[e_g.]]'s clock. Running on another world, not at Spawn.]]

[[File:Clocks march 2 2026.png|center|thumb|356x356px|Clocks of the day. (The QR code clock also made a brief return.) (All except for the magenta and blue clocks would disappear by the end of the day.)]]

[[File:Yoo clock.png|center|thumb|319x319px|Manually updated "clock" by [[Yoo]].]]

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