The Ancient Greek Water Clock That Kept the Most Accurate Time for 1,800 Years
Brajeshwar
40 points
9 comments
September 09, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (6 comments)
pmdulaney
If you are a tinkerer you will be impressed by the video.
realo
I would love to see someone better than me at CAD design propose a 3D printable model of that clock!
zshn
seems like it's down? hn hug of death?
peesem
seemingly hugged, unless they're doing overzealous IP blocking
manigu
https://web.archive.org/web/20260909135616/https://www.openc...
beej71
Very cool. I love that, as someone steeped in digital programming, such solutions would not have occurred to me. It's a good argument for breaking out of ones shell now and then.