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By *ddit... OP   Man
over a year ago

Land of the giants... ;-)

The Chinese invented a way to tell the time using incense sticks.... they could literally smell the time... genius..

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"The Chinese invented a way to tell the time using incense sticks.... they could literally smell the time... genius.. "

Did they! How did it work? Was it similar to the marked candles used elsewhere?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They would light the fists fruit scented stick at 5 am. Each stick burnt for an hour. So Half burnt then half past. Hence we get half past grape. Quarter past lime. Etc.

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By *ddit... OP   Man
over a year ago

Land of the giants... ;-)


"The Chinese invented a way to tell the time using incense sticks.... they could literally smell the time... genius..

Did they! How did it work? Was it similar to the marked candles used elsewhere?"
the smell changed at precise points throughout the day... either that or they hung a clock on it...

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

I can smell breakfast time... lunch time.. dinner time and Time I had a shower

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

The gentle glow given off from the burning tip lit up the face of their digital watches.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like little facts like this we should have more

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By *ddit... OP   Man
over a year ago

Land of the giants... ;-)


"I can smell breakfast time... lunch time.. dinner time and Time I had a shower "

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By *ddit... OP   Man
over a year ago

Land of the giants... ;-)


"I like little facts like this we should have more "
im up for a fact of the day...

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By *ddit... OP   Man
over a year ago

Land of the giants... ;-)


"I like little facts like this we should have more im up for a fact of the day... "
sorry... fuck of the day... finger slippage... need to remember I'm on fabs not wankipedia...

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By *ddit... OP   Man
over a year ago

Land of the giants... ;-)


"I like little facts like this we should have more im up for a fact of the day... sorry... fuck of the day... finger slippage... need to remember I'm on fabs not wankipedia... "
Wikipedia. .. oops... lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I like little facts like this we should have more im up for a fact of the day... sorry... fuck of the day... finger slippage... need to remember I'm on fabs not wankipedia... Wikipedia. .. oops... lol"

you read my mind...

Yes... fact of the day!

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By *ubSirVient-DefinitionCouple
over a year ago

dukinfield


"They would light the fists fruit scented stick at 5 am. Each stick burnt for an hour. So Half burnt then half past. Hence we get half past grape. Quarter past lime. Etc. "

But how did they know when it was 5am??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"They would light the fists fruit scented stick at 5 am. Each stick burnt for an hour. So Half burnt then half past. Hence we get half past grape. Quarter past lime. Etc.

But how did they know when it was 5am?? "

Some poor bugger had to sit up all night burning hourly sticks til the 5am early bird took over..?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"They would light the fists fruit scented stick at 5 am. Each stick burnt for an hour. So Half burnt then half past. Hence we get half past grape. Quarter past lime. Etc.

But how did they know when it was 5am?? "

They set a reminder on their iPhone of course

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"They would light the fists fruit scented stick at 5 am. Each stick burnt for an hour. So Half burnt then half past. Hence we get half past grape. Quarter past lime. Etc.

But how did they know when it was 5am??

They set a reminder on their iPhone of course"

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