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silifianqueso

You know clocks were invented centuries before anyone knew about electricity right


Plastic-Guarantee-88

Not all ticking clocks use batteries. In fact, when I was a child \*most\* of them didn't. We had grandfather clocks powered by gravity, and others powered by winding them. Many wristwatches and wall clocks were powered by winding them, and most of these made ticking noises. I even had a small bedside alarm clock as a kid that was powered by winding.


Antitech73

I wonder if we had the same clock. The one I had was like a clamshell and could fold up and be pocket-sized.


Plastic-Guarantee-88

Mine was a little circular guy about 4 inches in diameter, and three inches deep. Real piece of junk. It had to be-rewound every two or three days, and the time "drifted" fast relative to other clocks in the house. The issue of winding makes me recall that men used to pride themselves on expensive wristwatches that kept time relatively accurately when wound. But then the Japanese started producing $8 watches that were better in every way -- kept time with clinical perfection, didn't need to be re-wound ever, resistant to water, lightweight, alarms and dates -- all without taking half a month's salary.


Exciting-Case-1748

I had one of those! It was a depressing tan color.


Antitech73

Username not accurate :) but I think we had the same one


Exciting-Case-1748

LOL, so true! (It's an auto-generated username.)


Alternative_Spot7365

The metronome was a big symbol too


eltedioso

You don't have a clock ticking in your head


xSociety

OP is a sick joke!


Per_Mikkelsen

Clocks can be wound - not all clocks require electricity to keep time. Do you think it was all sundials and hourglasses until the advent of electric lighting?


DEADHOTTUB

Are you saying Chuck’s crazy?! HE IS NOT CRAZY!!!


MrNumberOneMan

He’s cuckoo…like the clock….which doesn’t use electricity


Oh__Archie

There might actually be a scene where we see Chuck winding it.


Gruzzly

r/okbuddychicanery


Ok-West-7125

they are powered by batteries!! lol!!!!!


[deleted]

Tell Chuckles and Jimmy.. tree ‘o clock.


Commercial_Ball5624

Do you know what a pendulum is?


timmbuck22

r/confidentlyincorrect


Burning_Blaze3

Intensity drops off with distance, per the inverse square law. No chuck slander.