Which device displays the time by casting a shadow onto a surface marked with hours?

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2007-12-16 22:37:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics

A sundial

2007-12-16 22:40:18 · answer #1 · answered by js giggy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

They are also very difficult to read in the dark - using a torch helps but then the sundial usually shows the wrong time.

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2007-12-17 12:49:27 · answer #2 · answered by BRIAN C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

A sundial

2007-12-17 06:40:57 · answer #3 · answered by Col B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It is called a sun dial but does not adjust for daylight saving ~~

2007-12-17 06:46:52 · answer #4 · answered by burning brightly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

r u thinking of a sundial....

2007-12-17 06:40:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

i think you mean a sundial :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundial

2007-12-17 06:40:48 · answer #6 · answered by noel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋