Roman numeral clock

On a classic Roman dial each numeral stands along the radius, base toward the center, so VI reads upside down. Two capsule classes give it that turn; the button takes them off.

How it's built

  • spin-lock on a satellite turns its capsule with its position on the ring, so the text runs along the radius. See capsules.
  • flip on the capsule adds half a turn, base toward the center. Without it XII would stand on its head at the top.
  • The railroad track is two empty rings with a border, orbit-11 and orbit-11 shrink-50, half a lane apart. shrink-N on a ring only moves it toward the previous lane.
  • Sixty vectors hang between them with inner-orbit. :nth-child(5n + 1) picks the hour marks, starting at the top.

Variations

A California dial keeps numerals at XII, III, VI and IX and puts plain marks in between. Empty satellites hold the places, so the numerals stay where they belong.

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