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TOPIC: Napoleon..
aussie_paul
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08:52 PM Aug 3, 2024
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Napoleon, was high on a hill, overlooking a large battlefield
He was very frustrated, as he could see that not everyone was fighting, and some seemed to having smoko
He instructed his senior scientist, Louis Alexandra, to make a devise so that his generals could tell the time, to coordinate the battles
Louis Alexandra was obviously a very smart man, he realised that a sun dial was no good, due to the dust and smoke, in the air
He thought of a sandglass timer, but they are easily broken, he thought of a timing candle, but those could easily be blown out
He eventually came up with the idea, of having different colour vegetable dyes on a rag, (as the dye changes colour, over time)
The method behind the madness, was that the generals could wear this cloth band around their wrist, and by looking at a chart, could tell the time
Napoleon congratulated Louis Alexandra, as the inventor of the wrist watch
Louis Alexandra just shrugged his shoulders, as he was just going to call it
Alexandras Rag Time Band
Opps, I shall get my hat, and go home now.
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