Dec 24, 2009 23:51
In Kuroshitsuji episode 2, there is a grandfather clock scene showing the time as 5:04. The hours are represented in Roman numerals. However, four isn't IV, but instead IIII. At first I thought this was a mistake, but decided to look in to it.
It seems it is a practice for clocks, for several possible reasons but a convention regardless.
I learned something.