Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
Good lord do they? Can you tell the time from your mobile phone?
Yes, it can be done. Here's how:

1) hold your phone perfectly flat in the palm of your hand, with the screen facing up.
2) now point your phone due north.
3) balance a golf tee in the centre of the screen.
4) the mobile phone will now work like a sun dial, and the shadow of the golf tee will indicate the approximate time.
5) be sure to take into consideration whether or not you are on summer time.

NB: after dark it is advisable to use a wooden match or a paraffin cigar lighter to create enough light to cause the golf tee to cast a shadow. The results obtained using this method may, however, be less accurate than those obtained by following the above instructions.

I hope that helps.

--Scott