Animal wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 2:42 pm
Okay, finally some time to think about this. I am assuming that the exact location of the arrows is critical. I am going to name the three arms so this is simpler.
NW, E, and SW.
The arrow seems to be pointing precisely at NW. So, if that is the hour hand, then its exactly that hour, which couldn't be possible based on the location of the other two. If, it was exactly that hour, then the minute hand would be exactly at 12. And if the minute hand is exactly at 12, then so would the second hand.
The arrow seems to be pointing at about 0.42 mark of a 0.5 mark gap, which would mean 10 out of 12. So that hand almost has to be the hour hand. And since the other two hands are pointing exactly at tick marks, then one can be the minute and one can be the second hand.
The arrow seems to be pointing precisely at SW. So, if that is the hour hand, then its exactly that hour, which couldn't be possible based on the location of the other two. If, it was exactly that hour, then the minute hand would be exactly at 12. And if the minute hand is exactly at 12, then so would the second hand.
So, up to this point, the hour hand MUST be the E hand. And since it is pointing at .42 of the distance between the hours, then that means the minute hand would be pointing at 50 minutes. (or 10 out of 12 or 0.42 out of 5). So, either the NW hand is at 10 or the SW hand is at 10.
Since the minute hand is exactly pointing to the tick mark, that means the second hand would have to be at zero. So, which configuration of NW and SW would put one of those hands at 10 and one of them at 12. Obviously, it would have to mean that SW is at 10 and NW is at 12 (since they are two large ticks away from each other). Now, if NW is pointing to 12. Then that would mean that E is between the 4 and almost to the 5.
So, the time is 4:50:00.
exactly yes, did you watch the youtube video I posted previously that has the answer?
no. i didn't read anyone's answers. are there more than one answer?
Animal wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 2:42 pm
Okay, finally some time to think about this. I am assuming that the exact location of the arrows is critical. I am going to name the three arms so this is simpler.
NW, E, and SW.
The arrow seems to be pointing precisely at NW. So, if that is the hour hand, then its exactly that hour, which couldn't be possible based on the location of the other two. If, it was exactly that hour, then the minute hand would be exactly at 12. And if the minute hand is exactly at 12, then so would the second hand.
The arrow seems to be pointing at about 0.42 mark of a 0.5 mark gap, which would mean 10 out of 12. So that hand almost has to be the hour hand. And since the other two hands are pointing exactly at tick marks, then one can be the minute and one can be the second hand.
The arrow seems to be pointing precisely at SW. So, if that is the hour hand, then its exactly that hour, which couldn't be possible based on the location of the other two. If, it was exactly that hour, then the minute hand would be exactly at 12. And if the minute hand is exactly at 12, then so would the second hand.
So, up to this point, the hour hand MUST be the E hand. And since it is pointing at .42 of the distance between the hours, then that means the minute hand would be pointing at 50 minutes. (or 10 out of 12 or 0.42 out of 5). So, either the NW hand is at 10 or the SW hand is at 10.
Since the minute hand is exactly pointing to the tick mark, that means the second hand would have to be at zero. So, which configuration of NW and SW would put one of those hands at 10 and one of them at 12. Obviously, it would have to mean that SW is at 10 and NW is at 12 (since they are two large ticks away from each other). Now, if NW is pointing to 12. Then that would mean that E is between the 4 and almost to the 5.
So, the time is 4:50:00.
exactly yes, did you watch the youtube video I posted previously that has the answer?
no. i didn't read anyone's answers. are there more than one answer?
Animal wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 2:42 pm
Okay, finally some time to think about this. I am assuming that the exact location of the arrows is critical. I am going to name the three arms so this is simpler.
NW, E, and SW.
The arrow seems to be pointing precisely at NW. So, if that is the hour hand, then its exactly that hour, which couldn't be possible based on the location of the other two. If, it was exactly that hour, then the minute hand would be exactly at 12. And if the minute hand is exactly at 12, then so would the second hand.
The arrow seems to be pointing at about 0.42 mark of a 0.5 mark gap, which would mean 10 out of 12. So that hand almost has to be the hour hand. And since the other two hands are pointing exactly at tick marks, then one can be the minute and one can be the second hand.
The arrow seems to be pointing precisely at SW. So, if that is the hour hand, then its exactly that hour, which couldn't be possible based on the location of the other two. If, it was exactly that hour, then the minute hand would be exactly at 12. And if the minute hand is exactly at 12, then so would the second hand.
So, up to this point, the hour hand MUST be the E hand. And since it is pointing at .42 of the distance between the hours, then that means the minute hand would be pointing at 50 minutes. (or 10 out of 12 or 0.42 out of 5). So, either the NW hand is at 10 or the SW hand is at 10.
Since the minute hand is exactly pointing to the tick mark, that means the second hand would have to be at zero. So, which configuration of NW and SW would put one of those hands at 10 and one of them at 12. Obviously, it would have to mean that SW is at 10 and NW is at 12 (since they are two large ticks away from each other). Now, if NW is pointing to 12. Then that would mean that E is between the 4 and almost to the 5.
So, the time is 4:50:00.
exactly yes, did you watch the youtube video I posted previously that has the answer?
no. i didn't read anyone's answers. are there more than one answer?
1 answer - its a short video
ah. yes. when i first looked at it i was really studying each arrow and how they were placed on the tick marks. At first I thought maybe the NW arrow was just a degree off of the center of that tick mark and i had to figure out whether that was just my eyes or a slight miscalculation in the graphic or was it intentional and part of the problem. Ultimately, I figured it was too slight to matter and just assumed the NW arrow and SW arrow were both exactly on the tick marks. Once you eliminate all situations where that can happen, its pretty simple. That can only happen when the second hand is on 12.
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:28 am
by Animal
if you know that the second hand is exactly on 12, then you know its either x:50:00 or x:10:00. So its either 10 min past some hour or 10 minutes before some hour. Then if you look at the E hand, it can only be 10 minutes before an hour. Once you see it, its pretty easy to figure out.
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:34 pm
by Bluespruce1964
Animal wrote: ↑Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:28 am
if you know that the second hand is exactly on 12, then you know its either x:50:00 or x:10:00. So its either 10 min past some hour or 10 minutes before some hour. Then if you look at the E hand, it can only be 10 minutes before an hour. Once you see it, its pretty easy to figure out.