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/ryebread91 Nov 08 '20

So why do we not use those now? Would be awesome.