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Nicholas Ball:
Touchez J Nice one ;D ;D ;D
Joerg:
Well, in Australia, a paint's tube is opened clockwise (see "Alice in Wonderland, chapt.24, line 117)
J.
Nicholas Ball:
Ah, but the first clocks were sun dials, and although they go clockwise to the sun in the northern hemisphere, they go anti clockwise in the southern hemisphere, so again in Australia it all goes backwards. Well they are really arn't they ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
PJDeluhery:
--- Quote from: Joerg on December 05, 2012, 02:24:44 AM ---I wonder how artists knew which way to twist caps before there were clocks? .
And now - something of my dangerous half-knowledge: ;D ;D ;D ;D
According to Sennelier's advertisment (spelled correctly ?) there were first the clocks ;)
Paints in tubes were invented only in second half of 19th century.
So - every painter, who owned a clock, had this knowledge when buying his first tube of paint.
Hope this helps.
Joerg
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Thanks for the history lesson, Joerg. That answers my question nicely. 8)
Brian:
I didn't say I did not know what he's singing, I said don't ask me ;) ;D
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