The ancient art of telling time with fire and smoke

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What a marvellous thing. Thank you.

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Neato. There doesn’t seem to be much out there, but here are some videos I found on the subject:

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I am somewhat miffed that no one is churning out replicas of these on Etsy (I have looked), as it would be a PERFECT Xmas present for my gf. Bah

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Would be a cool project for a maker to fabricate a replica, but it is a shame that there aren’t any already out there. They do look neat

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I assume some sort of particular incense mix is needed and training/practice in how densely to tamp it in order for any sort of reliable calibration with time.

(?)

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This needs to be remade in a particular twist: the 4:20 clock.

I know this sounds like a joke, but tell me it wouldn’t sell like gummies.

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