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The Sundial Cannon of Åtvidaberg (2017)

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Animats ◴[15 Oct 24 20:54 UTC] No.41853000[source]▶
"The 6-pound cannon is fired everyday at 1 PM, from May to September."

Not at local noon?

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1. p_l ◴[15 Oct 24 21:16 UTC] No.41853219[source]▶
For navigational purposes you want your "noon" to be aligned with a known datum, and that often was Greenwich meridian.