Interesting...! Now, let's guess: - it has to be a sunny country, presumably, or else people are known to be late... - walls there seem soft enough (or fingers hard enough?)... Who has a firt guess? ...There are countries like that aplenty, isn't it?
Another (maybe simpler) solution: why not ask your friend to go visit the doctor again? I'd certainly like to know... Please keep us informed? Thierry 50.83N 4.33E Edley wrote: > > Dear Membership, > > A friend tells me that he saw an article in a magazine ( at a > doctor's office ) in which it told of a country that historically and > still is using "streak dials". He says a streak dial is a long > streak, scratch or mark on a wall or other surface that is used to > indicate the starting of an event, or the opening of a show or store. > As he says, one places their finger on the sunward end of the streak > and observes the shadow and streak to estimate how soon til the > event occurs. He says there are places where daily occuring events > have actually had holes worn in the wall where many fingers have > rested, something like the behavior of those waiting in line and > checking their watches, or those waiting for an elevator repeatedly > pushing the buttons. > > Have any of you heard of this behavior and type of dial? Do any of > you know what magazine this might have been in? > > Thanks, > > Edley McKnight > > [43.126N 123.327W]