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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. ahazred8ta ◴[16 Oct 24 01:33 UTC] No.41854790[source]▶
At 12:00, the calibration people were busy nailing down the time, so the public sync signal was given at 1.