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[–] PeterGintz@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How do you tell the time on it?

[–] Yondu_the_Ravager@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The compass rose on the globe is how you tell the time. The earth rotates like a normal hour hand, and the minute track rotates 390 degrees per hour to keep the minutes aligned properly with the compass. So in my photo, the time was 6:44.

[–] PeterGintz@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Ahhh that’s pretty cool!