Today, Chuck and Josh walk you through the history of keeping time, from sticks in the sun to atomic clocks.
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# Stuff You Should Know Episode Summary
Join Josh and Chuck as they dive deep into the fascinating history of timekeeping, from the simplest shadow-casting stick to the intricate mechanical clocks that changed civilization forever. This episode explores how humans moved from tracking seasons and celestial events to obsessing over exact hours and minutes, featuring everything from ancient Egyptian shadow clocks and ingenious incense clocks to elaborate water-powered towers and ornate elephant clocks. You'll discover how monks' prayer schedules led to the creation of mechanical clocks in churches, and learn about one philosopher's controversial argument that the mechanical clock actually marked the birth of the modern era.
Days of Our Lives
1965
★ 6.1
"When it's humid out, the soap opera days of our lives never gets started. — Josh makes a joke about the soap opera Days of Our Lives in relation to how humidity affects hourglasses."
— Josh
The Karate Kid
2010
PG
2h 20m
★ 6.6
"Is that even worse than Jaden Smith? Myths Karate Kid? Because I heard that was pretty bad. — Chuck asks Josh about the Jaden Smith remake of The Karate Kid in comparison to Karate Kid III."
— Chuck
The Karate Kid Part II
1986
1h 53m
★ 6.3
"You remember in karate kid two where all of those Okinawan villagers are sitting there playing their hand drums? — Josh uses Karate Kid II as a comparison to explain the verge and foliot mechanism in clocks."
— Josh
The Karate Kid Part III
1989
1h 52m
★ 5.9
"I'm lobbying to get on a friend of the show The Flop House, the best bad movie podcast out there, in my opinion, to do Karate Kid 3 — Josh discusses Karate Kid III as one of the greatest bad movies and wants to feature it on The Flop House podcast."
— Josh
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