▲ 183 ▼ How did people tell time at night before clocks? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 101 comments fedilink hide all child comments The sun dial worked during daylight, but how did people agree on what time it was at night before clocks were invented?
[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 299 points 2 years ago (1 child) Bro why you trying to divide the day into so many chunks the industrial revolution hasn't happened yet just go to bed permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world [S] 46 points 2 years ago (1 child) yeah, i need to. good call 👍 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sleep until you get woken by the cock permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Wetstew@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Woah, history is a lot cooler than I tho– oh the bird permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] THE_MASTERMIND@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago How did you imagine it otherwise ? Wait i don't wanna know . permalink fedilink source parent [–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world [S] -2 points 2 years ago nope. inappropriate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world [S] 46 points 2 years ago (1 child) yeah, i need to. good call 👍 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sleep until you get woken by the cock permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Wetstew@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Woah, history is a lot cooler than I tho– oh the bird permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] THE_MASTERMIND@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago How did you imagine it otherwise ? Wait i don't wanna know . permalink fedilink source parent [–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world [S] -2 points 2 years ago nope. inappropriate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) Sleep until you get woken by the cock permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Wetstew@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Woah, history is a lot cooler than I tho– oh the bird permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] THE_MASTERMIND@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago How did you imagine it otherwise ? Wait i don't wanna know . permalink fedilink source parent [–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world [S] -2 points 2 years ago nope. inappropriate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wetstew@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Woah, history is a lot cooler than I tho– oh the bird permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] THE_MASTERMIND@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago How did you imagine it otherwise ? Wait i don't wanna know . permalink fedilink source parent
[–] THE_MASTERMIND@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago How did you imagine it otherwise ? Wait i don't wanna know . permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world [S] -2 points 2 years ago nope. inappropriate. permalink fedilink source parent