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No Parking Zone! => Off Topic, Off Colour, and non-motorcycle related => Topic started by: StinkyPete on July 01, 2014, 08:12:10 AM
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We've recently bought a Cuckoo Clock. Today I noticed an error with the Roman Numerals for the clock face numbers. Every bit of information that I've seen or read indicates that the Roman Numeral for the number 4 should be IV. However, this high quality, and rather pricy hand made German Cuckoo Clock incorrectly shown the Roman Numerals IIII for the number 4 on the clock face. :p
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A bit of artistic licence perhaps. IIII is easier to position maybe.
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:dred11 :dred11 :dred11
:think1 its obvious the maker wasn't an IV user. :eek :fp :rofl :crackup :rofl :spank
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:think1 its obvious the maker wasn't an IV user.
Very Good :crackup
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There's a story behind that. As I recall, King George Third refused to accept that IV was the correct designation and decreed it would be IIII. The story is also attributed to King Louis XIV of France.
I prefer this reason: using IIII means that only I is seen the first four hour markings on the, V is only seen in the next four markings, and X is seen only in the last four markings, creating radial symmetry.
So it's really an artistic licence.
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Biggles, just for a minute I thought you were spreading BS, working on the theory that if you say something with enough conviction, you will be believed.
However, I'll never be able to look at a clock face with Roman numerals, without my eye being drawn to the fourth hour marker. There are some very interesting and varied explanations. Here's some........... http://www.cuckooclockworld.com/funny06.htm (http://www.cuckooclockworld.com/funny06.htm)
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Google is my friend 8)