▲ 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?
[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Matters for public transport tbh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Matters for public transport tbh Which didn't operate on that strict a time schedule (if at all) in the time period OP is asking about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago Fair. I'd hate to show up to my bus 5 minutes early just to realise it left 10 minutes early, though permalink fedilink source parent [–] zephr_c@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Hey, if you live in a place where the public transport actually shows up when it's supposed to that's nice for you, I guess, but where I'm from pretending that the public transport is accurate down to the minute is also a lie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago I do, if it's early it just waits. Although tbh usually it's 1-2 minutes late which isn't a big deal permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child) Matters for public transport tbh Which didn't operate on that strict a time schedule (if at all) in the time period OP is asking about. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago Fair. I'd hate to show up to my bus 5 minutes early just to realise it left 10 minutes early, though permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago Fair. I'd hate to show up to my bus 5 minutes early just to realise it left 10 minutes early, though permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zephr_c@lemm.ee 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Hey, if you live in a place where the public transport actually shows up when it's supposed to that's nice for you, I guess, but where I'm from pretending that the public transport is accurate down to the minute is also a lie. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago I do, if it's early it just waits. Although tbh usually it's 1-2 minutes late which isn't a big deal permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago I do, if it's early it just waits. Although tbh usually it's 1-2 minutes late which isn't a big deal permalink fedilink source parent