Catchy 10 facts about the time and clocks
- A day on Mars is only 39 minutes longer than an Earth’s day.
- The impression ‘in clockwise order’ is quite usual for us, but have you ever though why does it go that way, not opposite direction? It all goes from the sun-dial, when the shadow of a so-called clock-hand drew a circle.
- In Thailand there exist 2 time systems: 24-hours system, and 6-hours system.
- Everybody knows that one can determine time using the sunlight. Though, the citizens of Para (Brazil) use the rain for this goal. It is raining several times a day here at the same time!
- Customers in clock shops rarely notice that usually clocks show the time 10 minutes past 10. It’s a marketing ploy, the clocks are like smiling to you, saying “buy my happy smiling clock-face”. It also helps to emphasize the clock’s brand.
- The most accurate clocks are atomichrons. Their roughness is around 1 second in 6,000,000 years!
- The accuracy of the sun-dial depends on the temperature. If it is cold, they go faster, if it is hot, they are slowing down.
- On some of the Roman sun-dials the number “IV” (four) was depicted as “IIII”.
- To create one wrist watch one will need 20 specialists at least.
- The second hand on the watch appeared in 18th century!
