Clocks

Jefferson R asked:

The Roman Numeral for the number 4 is “IV”. However, on clock faces using Roman Numerals this number is shown as “IIII”. This is the only place I have found where this appears. Why is this and where did this convention start?

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king of jersey asked:

Now I have decided to build a clock in my woodshop class. I want to make it but i don’t know what type of wood is the best. Is red oak , popler, willow, pine, maple good choices. If you have any other choices of type of wood please tell me. The clock has the following parts: 8 clock faces, 2 sides, 1 top side, 2 lower side, 1 bottem side, 1 lower front, 2 lower side, 1 lower bottem. It is 19 inches high

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Sky Salad Clipper asked:


Since water swirls the opposite direction in the Southern hemisphere, why don’t we make clocks that rotate counter clockwise for people who live and travel there?

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