How to tell the time in the dark... in the 17th century | The Night Clock | Curator's Corner S2 Ep6
779K views · May 30, 2017 · Education
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@britishmuseum · 7 years ago · pinned
Hey there new comer! If you've just come from Tom Scott's video about Ogham script, we think you might like our latest video about Bitcoin and its 17th century 'counterpart'. Check it out here: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsZBYK4TOPY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsZBYK4TOPY</a>
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@Exiledk · 7 years ago (edited)
That's easy. You get out your trumpet, go outside and start playing. Someone, somewhere, will shout at you, "Who the hell is making all that noise at three o'clock in the morning?"
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@FeyFoxGames · 9 years ago
I was curious how it was changing the numerals, and that was an amazing solution that would never have occurred to me
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@scrubJabroni · 7 years ago
The Night Clock: Now you'll know the exact time your house burns down in the middle of the night!
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@censusgary · 7 years ago
This clock is very cool, except for its tendency to, you know, burn down the house.<br><br>I’ll bet wristwatches with tiny oil lamps in them were even more problematic.
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@bipolarminddroppings · 10 months ago
I was trying to figure out how the numbers work but I didn't come anywhere close to that solution, thats so damn clever.
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@HeatherSpoonheim · 11 months ago
Nowadays the 'oil lamp' would require a subscription.
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@ericdavid199 · 10 months ago
The craftsmanship is just stunning.
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@monkeyboy4746 · 7 years ago
I like the way the numbers remind me of the Moon rising, getting brighter, and then setting growing dimmer.
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@johanazhari5406 · 8 months ago
He looks like what I imagine an antique clock curator looks like.
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@kleinjahr · 7 years ago
Oh, the horology, the horology!
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@kme · 8 years ago
My daughter is obsessed with watches and clocks, stopped playing when she heard the subject matter, and was glued to my phone screen for almost the entire video. Quite a task for a(n almost) 5 year old. 👍😊 Well done.
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