Trivia Thursday # 10

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Regina Richards — Leave a comment

In ancient Ireland bowls with holes in the bottom, which were floated on water until they sank, were used as timers. One such bronze bowl, found in a bog in Northern Ireland in County Antrim, took one hour to sink.

– from The History of Clocks & Watches by Eric Bruton

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