Swiss watch found in 400-year-old tomb

Ananova ^ | December 2008 | staff

[DieHard the Hunter]

“Takes a licking and it keeps on ticking...”

[the invisib1e hand]

I thought I read that they also found an 8-track of the “Saturday Night Fever” soundtrack.

[Electric Graffiti]

From that point of view it looks like it could be used as a ring, brooch or necklace

[Red_Devil 232]

ping to The Time Traveller

[knarf]

BE ..... SURE ..... TO ..... DRINK ..... YOUR ..... OVALTINE

[Hot Tabasco]

on the back was engraved the words....." "Made in China"

[Cailleach]

Someone read Timeline? How do they know it stopped in the AM?

[Erik Latranyi]

How does when it stopped have any bearing on anything?!

1) If the watch has batteries, the watch stopped when the battery wore out based on when it was replaced.....an unknown.

2) If the watch has a winding mechanism, it stopped based on when it was last wound....an unknown.

3) If the watch has a kinetic mechanism, it stopped based on when it stopped moving.....an unknown.

[Recon Dad]

Welcome, left brain! /s

[50sDad]

Sheldon, that was just careless!

[Thrownatbirth]

It’s a brass knuckle to be used on tardy slaves.

[Hatteras]

...and Ted, don't forget to wind your watch

[Dusty Road]

Ahhh! Pack Rats, I know them well. We have them by the thousands on my place. They steal any thing shiny they can find. I do allot of quail hunting on my place and sometimes empty shotguns shells don't get picked up. If you don't pick it up a pack rat will, they love shiny brass hulls. Had a fire on my place 3 years ago and several nests got burnt out. I found pockets in the nests where they're treasures were stored. Pieces of glass, foil, bolts, shotgun brass, busted pair of sun-glass’s, aluminum tabs, bottle caps and one had a whole Shlitz can in it. Every now and then I invite a couple of buddies over and we have a rat shoot. Just put a pile of sweet-feed by the shed and under the guard light. Sit on the back porch and shoot rats all night. We take it serious! My Rat Rig in an Anshutz 22 topped with 3x9 Zeiss Conguest scope. It's about 50 yards to the feed pile.

[ConservaTexan]

Was the corpse buried in an “Obama for Change” t-shirt?

[I Buried My Guns]

Pack Rats:

As an ignorant city boy, I must ask: are they good eatin'?

[Dusty Road]

I'm sure some where, at some time, somebodies eaten a Pack Rat. It certainly wasn't me. But my cats seem to be fond of them! Old GW is a pro at catching Pack rats. He'll sit on the propane tank and “jack them” when they go by, on the way to the feed shed. I've seen him catch full grown cotton tails.

[Cailleach]

um...it’s an analog watch. The article states that the watch stopped at 10:06AM. I’ve not seen an analog watch that tells whether it is morning or evening. That’s why I wondered how they knew it was 10:06AM.

I wasn’t seriously concerned about when the watch stopped functioning.

[BenLurkin]

"They have suspended the dig and are waiting for experts to arrive from Beijing......"

[BenLurkin]

One things for sure — it’s not a Timex.

[ichabod1]

I read Timeline. It was an awesome, awesome book.