Turning a clock’s hands counterclockwise while setting it is not necessarily harmful. It is only damageing when the timepiece contains a chiming mechanism.
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Emu war. In 1932 the government of Western Australia declared war on emus, a native bird species that was damageing crops in the region. The government sent soldiers armed with machine guns to hunt the emus, who proved elusive. Despite firing thousands of rounds of ammunition, the soldiers were able to kill ‘only a few’ emus before the government declared peace after less than a week.