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threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksM to NoSafetySmokingFirst@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 25 days ago

GROW ALONG ME THE BEST OLD WITH IS YET TO BE

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GROW ALONG ME THE BEST OLD WITH IS YET TO BE

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threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.worksM to NoSafetySmokingFirst@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 25 days ago
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  • over_clox@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    I didn’t know Roman Numerals had a zero. I also thought 4 was supposed to be IV, not IIII.

    Anyways… turns the sundial, so nobody knows what time it is…

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      So about the IIII, this is supposedly called the clockmakers 4 and has been a age old practice.

      Now that 0, there is indeed no Roman numeral zero. However it was not uncommon on sundials to mark “noon” with a decorative element, like a circle.

      This looks like a modern recreation though.

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      and why even use a zero on a clock in the first place?

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        Europeans at midnight: 👀

        • noodle (he/him)@lemm.ee
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          an hour that’s famously being indicated by sundials

          • GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip
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            I mean, you asked for clocks in the first place, but the point stands.

          • 🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.world
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            Norwegians need it in summer!

  • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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    To the tune of Adventure Time?

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