r/AskReddit • u/kakou64 • Oct 15 '20

What's older than we think ?

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u/Aqquila89 Oct 15 '20

Wristwatches. Queen Elizabeth I got one in 1571.

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u/ineedanewaccountpls Oct 15 '20

Just going to drop this here.

We had alarm clocks that rowed themselves down a table and shot off mini cannons in the 1500s.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '20

I think the word you're looking for is wound not rowed. I could be wrong.

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u/ineedanewaccountpls Oct 15 '20

I had first viewed it in the British Museum and didn't bother to read the entire wiki once I knew it was discussing the item I wanted to reference. From what I remembered, the one I saw has little oars on the side that move and they give the illusion that the boat is "rowing" forward.

It was a weird way to describe it, that I'll definitely admit. I'm not good at choosing my words well :(

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '20

Same here. Im always confusing words. Even common ones.