This weekend sees us observing the ancient ritual of changing the clocks, so we're delving into the history books to see how telling the time has changed over time.
560 BC - The Ancient Greeks invent the sundial. It's about time.
0 AD - Think putting the clocks forward is confusing? Try changing your entire calendar system.
330 - The hour glass is invented. Easy to put back an hour. Tricky to time a 100m sprint.
1629 - Invention of the cuckoo clock. Sales of rooster clocks plummet.
1868 - The Swiss create the first wrist watch. No more lugging a grandfather clock around.
1990 - Stop. Hammer time.
2018 - You spend fifty nine minutes trying to change your car clock from 8am to 9am, only for it to do it by itself and still be wrong.
3027 - The digital watches are in charge now. You have to count your own steps.
Remember to adjust your clocks forward one hour!
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