A water clock, or clepsydra (from Ancient Greek κλεψύδρα (klepsúdra) ‘pipette, water clock’; from κλέπτω (kléptō) ‘to steal’ and ὕδωρ (hydor) ‘water’; lit. ’ water thief’), is a timepiece by which time is measured by the regulated flow of liquid into (inflow type) or out from (outflow type) a vessel, and where the amount of liquid can then be measured.

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      19 hours ago

      Wow, he’s awesome. I even watched the ad without fast forwarding (very rare), and he got a lol out of me. Thanks for the rec