▲ 593 ▼ This joke just clicked for me (lemmy.world) submitted 4 months ago by 64bithero@lemmy.world to c/dadjokes@lemmy.world 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] suff@piefed.social 9 points 4 months ago (10 children) What would the hourglass look like? permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] raman_klogius@ani.social 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_clock permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] suff@piefed.social 2 points 4 months ago Not even remotely old enough. permalink fedilink source parent [–] peripheralneuropathy@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) The sun. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] suff@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago Most likely. Bit boring though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* candle burning down? with nails or something in it that fall out into a metal plate to PING the time permalink fedilink source parent [–] shroomato@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (4 children) A sundial permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] suff@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) World's oldest known sundial is 1500 BC permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] shroomato@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) Well in its basic form it's a literal stick in the ground, you aren't gonna get anything more ancient than that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] suff@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) if you can't read the hours you could just look at the sky. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] shroomato@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago I guess, but sun on its own doesn't really fit the definition of a tool permalink fedilink source parent
[–] raman_klogius@ani.social 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_clock permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] suff@piefed.social 2 points 4 months ago Not even remotely old enough. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] suff@piefed.social 2 points 4 months ago Not even remotely old enough. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] peripheralneuropathy@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) The sun. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] suff@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago Most likely. Bit boring though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] suff@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago Most likely. Bit boring though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* candle burning down? with nails or something in it that fall out into a metal plate to PING the time permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shroomato@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (4 children) A sundial permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] suff@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) World's oldest known sundial is 1500 BC permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] shroomato@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) Well in its basic form it's a literal stick in the ground, you aren't gonna get anything more ancient than that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] suff@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) if you can't read the hours you could just look at the sky. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] shroomato@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago I guess, but sun on its own doesn't really fit the definition of a tool permalink fedilink source parent
[–] suff@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago (3 children) World's oldest known sundial is 1500 BC permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] shroomato@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) Well in its basic form it's a literal stick in the ground, you aren't gonna get anything more ancient than that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] suff@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) if you can't read the hours you could just look at the sky. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] shroomato@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago I guess, but sun on its own doesn't really fit the definition of a tool permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shroomato@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago (2 children) Well in its basic form it's a literal stick in the ground, you aren't gonna get anything more ancient than that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] suff@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) if you can't read the hours you could just look at the sky. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] shroomato@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago I guess, but sun on its own doesn't really fit the definition of a tool permalink fedilink source parent
[–] suff@piefed.social 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) if you can't read the hours you could just look at the sky. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] shroomato@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago I guess, but sun on its own doesn't really fit the definition of a tool permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shroomato@lemmy.world 1 point 4 months ago I guess, but sun on its own doesn't really fit the definition of a tool permalink fedilink source parent
