▲ 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?
[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) how did people agree on what time it was at night They didn't. There was no need to and no way to do it anyway. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) What if I needed to coordinate a nocturnal scheme??!! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] someguy3@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Have a signal. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) What if I needed to coordinate a nocturnal scheme??!! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] someguy3@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Have a signal. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Illuminostro@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent