• snek_boi@lemmy.ml
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    8 hours ago

    Ah. To set up the timer, you do pull the hand counter clockwise, as if you were pulling a spring-loaded car backwards for it to move forward on its own. After you release the Time Timer, its hand will move forward on its own, normally, clockwise.

    It is a bit unusual, but the point of the timer is to see how much time you’ve got left. It’s like a battery charge percentage. You know that when the battery reaches zero, you’ve got to charge it up again.

    I hope the explanation helps. If not, feel free to ask or to check out the videos in the Time Timer website. After all, it is a strange product.

    • Valmond@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      Lol thank you but I do know how a wind up clock works 😁, I have just never seen one going “backwards”.

      Here’s one on my stove:

      Maybe it’s a European/ US difference?