Timeslide

A timeslide is a traditional Tieteran instrument used to measure time.

Design

Timeslides universally consist of two interlocking parts: the track and the sekaro, but can vary wildly in appearance otherwise.

The track can be any linearly sloped platform. a thin rail runs the length of the track and has tiny teeth carved into it which the sekaro uses as a guide. Typical tracks can be up to a meter in length and track up to eight hiedoj. Various marks carved or printed on the front of the track measure hiedoj and fractions of a hiedo.

The sekaro is a smooth, pill-shaped enclosure which uses gyroscopic force from the contained gears, springs, and weights to roll down the track as a slow speed. A number of groves are carved into the end of the sekaro indicate the current number of sekendo down from the last heido.

Customarily, both parts of a timeslide are sold separately and therefore are made to standard depths, diameters, and lengths. Incompatible tracks and sekaroj are unable to be used to track time.