• WoodScientist@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    Nah let’s ditch the analog clocks and instead teach them sundials. That will really stretch their brains.

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      9 hours ago

      Analog clocks are mechanical imitations of sun dials. Ever wondered why clockwise is the way it is? It’s because the sun moved that way (on the historically a bit more dominant northern hemisphere)