@weird@sub.wetshaving.social to memes@lemmy.world • 2 months agoAt least we're not mixing in letterssub.wetshaving.socialimagemessage-square184arrow-up11.26K
arrow-up11.26KimageAt least we're not mixing in letterssub.wetshaving.social@weird@sub.wetshaving.social to memes@lemmy.world • 2 months agomessage-square184
minus-squarenaticuslinkfedilinkEnglish9•2 months agoWeird, I’ve seen many analog clocks with Roman numerals but always IV for 4.
minus-square@topherclay@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink20•2 months agoIt’s actually called the “clockmakers four” or “watchmakers four.” it’s a thing.
minus-squarenaticuslinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoYeah I looked it up and saw it is a thing, and it’s interesting. I wonder if the clock I’m thinking of was just a really cheap one that was labeled as you’d expect based on Roman numerals or whether some just didn’t follow it.
minus-square@rumba@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 months agoTo be fair, Google searching Roman numerals clocks give you about a 50/50 distribution. I wasn’t aware of this either and I suspect we’re not alone. It’s not highly noticeable and if there’s a 50-50 chance won’t even see it…
minus-square@Chadus_Maximus@lemm.eelinkfedilink2•2 months agoFalse. I had a clock that used IIII instead.
minus-squarenaticuslinkfedilinkEnglish10•2 months agoYour clock having it doesn’t change that mine didn’t.
Weird, I’ve seen many analog clocks with Roman numerals but always IV for 4.
It’s actually called the “clockmakers four” or “watchmakers four.” it’s a thing.
Yeah I looked it up and saw it is a thing, and it’s interesting. I wonder if the clock I’m thinking of was just a really cheap one that was labeled as you’d expect based on Roman numerals or whether some just didn’t follow it.
To be fair, Google searching Roman numerals clocks give you about a 50/50 distribution.
I wasn’t aware of this either and I suspect we’re not alone. It’s not highly noticeable and if there’s a 50-50 chance won’t even see it…
False. I had a clock that used IIII instead.
Your clock having it doesn’t change that mine didn’t.