Alphabetical clock
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@catsalad c'est formidable! ๐ซ๐ท
@catsalad now do one in French
@catsalad ๐ฅน wished I could unsee this ๐ @michaelgemar
Geht nur auf Englisch so :)
@catsalad Well, that's as useful as a phonebook ordered by the social security number of the users, and without any name.
@catsalad only works if your main language is english.
@catsalad My former place of work had a clock like this and it ALWAYS messed me up. ๐ตโ๐ซ
@catsalad thanks I hate it
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@catsalad @godofbiscuits Now I want this clock to work correctly, zooming the arms back and forth to show the correct current time
@catsalad you're evil. and i love that for you.
@catsalad Hello! I turned this deeply cursed idea into someone real and animated. I am so sorry.
@catsalad And while we're getting things in the right order, the relative day sequence should be:
Yesterday
Today
Tomorrow
Threemorrow
Fourmorrow ...
@catsalad oh hey I made this into a digital clock a while ago: https://alphabeticaltime.com/
@catsalad I hate this. Excellent job.
@catsalad I can imagine Michael "Vsauce" Stevens having this in his office.
@catsalad I just realized if you have twelve different clocks, one with 11 at each position (or a clock with just 11 at each position) then it is always time for elevensies.
@catsalad im sad it doesnt count from 0. Like where the 2 is being 8 instead.
@catsalad sorry im European, our clock goes to 24.
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My head hurts!
@catsalad Correction Alphabetic english clock ๐
I like how it darkens the sky virtually every other hour, so you can take a short nap.
Thank you for being so considerate.
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Re: thanks I hate it here's a gift for you. WARN: sfw but intense eye contact and photo manipulation.
@sarah aaaaaaah! 
@catsalad @TheBreadmonkey Thanks, that's been bothering me for *years*
@catsalad Would not want to have to face that after a glass or two of wine. :)
It's odd how opposite numbers attract.
Well. Aren't you the fancy one? Taking the Express while the rest of us are in our handbaskets.
Replied in a sub, but there is a mechanical watch that essentially works this way. The hour hand skips to the appropriate hour. Note that it makes the same distance jumpโ5 clock hours each hour. Still, an amazing bit of ingenuity in watchmaking.
Also known as a Dementia time piece.
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The perfect clock to curse someone with. I think it's made me cross-eyed ๐ตโ๐ซ.
GET THAT OFF MY TIMELINE!! MY BRAIN IS NOW BROKEN IRREPARABLY!!!
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I tried to understand this in my language until I realised this was English ๐ตโ๐ซ๐
@catsalad I hate you and I hate this clock. My eyes are cursed and my tears will be forever tainted. I am less useful for spell components now. I don't like this fact.
@catsalad I kind-of want to see one work, which would involving jumping around, especially if the minute ticks are also alphabetical.
Someone is ahead of you and made a watch that works that way. Oh, and itโs purely mechanical.
@catsalad T - time takes up far too much of the clock face. A whole 25%!
@catsalad the best part with this is the clock would be different in different places
@catsalad "Say, Bob, what time is it?" "A quarter to Th."
@catsalad The right order is
5 - cinque
10 - dieci
12 - dodici
2 - due
9 - nove
8 - otto
4 - quattro
6 - sei
7 - sette
3 - tre
11 - undici
1 - uno
@catsalad oe nice.. a different one in every country
@catsalad This is like a classic M&Co (https://www.theprintarkive.co.uk/products/3936-m-co-askew-clock-tibor-kalman?srsltid=AfmBOopXkvB5LpwPqC9kA7VpJzby0H13gC48NDlMAIdtgdftaA_se--t&variant=54873096290687), who made fantastic clocks and watches, including a very important one for cat owners!
@catsalad Is it the number of the letter of the alphabet the sound sounds like or something, in some language?
@catsalad Does it still give the right time twice per day?
@catsalad The obvious accessory is a one-year one-page alphabetical calendar to hang underneath it.
@catsalad I told the wine buyer at our store that I had dusted and alphabetized the wine ๐
@catsalad now make it work purely mechanically!
@catsalad Just add a sign underneath that says "Out of Order" ...
@catsalad I believe my friend Smeagol the Raccoons expression accurately portrays my expression upon setting that.
@catsalad That is horrible ๐คฏ๐
@catsalad We gotta start installing these just to fuck with people
@catsalad we need to translate it for each language now....