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[–] supertrucker@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Clocks were invented before electricity. If an EMP took out all the electronics, a mechanical clock is still the best way to measure longitude at sea

[–] KillerWhale@orcas.enjoying.yachts 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If an emp took out all the electronics, the need to measure longitude at sea would not make my top ten concerns.

[–] BrokenGlepnir@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

But I bet it would be in someone's top ten concerns

[–] cactopuses@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

While true, most clocks are quarts oscillators These days so would die also. That said, love me a mechanical clock and have a skeleton watch I daily drive.