"The Chinese invented a way to tell the time using incense sticks.... they could literally smell the time... genius..  "
Did they! How did it work? Was it similar to the marked candles used elsewhere? |
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They would light the fists fruit scented stick at 5 am. Each stick burnt for an hour. So Half burnt then half past. Hence we get half past grape. Quarter past lime. Etc.  |
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By *ddit... OP Man
over a year ago
Land of the giants... ;-) |
"The Chinese invented a way to tell the time using incense sticks.... they could literally smell the time... genius..
Did they! How did it work? Was it similar to the marked candles used elsewhere?"
the smell changed at precise points throughout the day... either that or they hung a clock on it... |
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By *ddit... OP Man
over a year ago
Land of the giants... ;-) |
"I like little facts like this we should have more im up for a fact of the day...  "
sorry... fuck of the day... finger slippage... need to remember I'm on fabs not wankipedia... |
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By *ddit... OP Man
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Land of the giants... ;-) |
"I like little facts like this we should have more im up for a fact of the day... sorry... fuck of the day... finger slippage... need to remember I'm on fabs not wankipedia... "
Wikipedia. .. oops... lol |
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"I like little facts like this we should have more im up for a fact of the day... sorry... fuck of the day... finger slippage... need to remember I'm on fabs not wankipedia... Wikipedia. .. oops... lol"
 you read my mind...
Yes... fact of the day!  |
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"They would light the fists fruit scented stick at 5 am. Each stick burnt for an hour. So Half burnt then half past. Hence we get half past grape. Quarter past lime. Etc. "
But how did they know when it was 5am?? |
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"They would light the fists fruit scented stick at 5 am. Each stick burnt for an hour. So Half burnt then half past. Hence we get half past grape. Quarter past lime. Etc.
But how did they know when it was 5am?? "
Some poor bugger had to sit up all night burning hourly sticks til the 5am early bird took over..? |
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"They would light the fists fruit scented stick at 5 am. Each stick burnt for an hour. So Half burnt then half past. Hence we get half past grape. Quarter past lime. Etc.
But how did they know when it was 5am?? "
They set a reminder on their iPhone of course |
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"They would light the fists fruit scented stick at 5 am. Each stick burnt for an hour. So Half burnt then half past. Hence we get half past grape. Quarter past lime. Etc.
But how did they know when it was 5am??
They set a reminder on their iPhone of course"
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