Sokka used the timing device to keep track of the solar eclipse during the Invasion of the Fire Nation.
The timing device was a watch developed by the mechanist for the invasion of the Fire Nation at the Day of Black Sun.[1]
History[]
The timing device was given to Sokka as a way to keep track of the amount of time before and during the eclipse, and was frequently used to observe the length of time passed.[2]
Design[]
The timing device is a small, hexagonal handheld object similar in appearance to a timer. The mechanism is divided into six sections by six metal pins, with one of the sections having an open compartment consisting of a needle and a series of notches used to calculate elapsed time. The timing device is a mechanical apparatus that is initiated when the user winds it using a little key that is inserted in the square hole at the center of the device.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 From older Avatar: The Last Airbender official site, originally on Nick.com. Encyclopedia now broken, archived at The Lost Lore of Avatar Aang - Gear: Timing Device.
- ↑ Ehasz, Aaron (writer) & Dos Santos, Joaquim (director). (November 30, 2007). "The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse". Avatar: The Last Airbender. Season 3. Episode 11. Nickelodeon.