This clock has an hour hand, a minute hand and a second hand, but its rotated out of position.
What time is it?
There is one right answer.
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:04 pm
by Bluespruce1964
well, two if you count am and pm.
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:16 pm
by Antknot
12:34:10
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:29 pm
by Bluespruce1964
no - though I admit the explanation is a little tenuous.
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 4:37 pm
by QillerDaemon
Five minutes til 6:00 and five seconds is my best guess.
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 5:00 pm
by stonedmegman
6:59:25
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 5:01 pm
by Blast
Time to fix your fucking clock.
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 5:29 pm
by CentralTexasCrude
Hour hand clicks over once the minute hand completes the full 360 degrees. As the second hand rotates, it carries the minute hand along. Both hands on the left point directly toward a long notch. The one on the right is about a sixth past a short notch- that is the minute hand and the second hand needs 10 seconds to hit 12. So it's either 8:14:50 or 12:24:50. I don't know which is correct because the NFL games just started and I don't have time for this crap right now.
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 5:35 pm
by Bluespruce1964
its definitely a logic puzzle, but that's not the right time
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 5:44 pm
by stonedmegman
There is nothing logical aboot it.
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 5:55 pm
by CentralTexasCrude
OK same logic but the hour hand doesn't click over when the minute hand passes through 360 degrees. The hand on the right is the hour and is 1/6th the way past the small notch. That means the second hand is at 12 and the minute hand is 10 small notches past 12. So the correct answer is the time is 6:10:00
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 6:07 pm
by CentralTexasCrude
Or the hand on the right is the second hand so close to hitting 12 that the hour/minute hands are on a major notch. So it's either 5:35 or 7:25.
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 6:11 pm
by Geist
4:50
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:28 pm
by Bluespruce1964
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:43 pm
by Who
4:50 PM
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 1:48 am
by JackCoughsALot
It's 7:48:40 PM as I post this, so that is the correct time.
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 2:03 am
by Animal
i am not going to read any of the answers and work on this tomorrow at my office. thanks bluespruce. i love you.
This clock has an hour hand, a minute hand and a second hand, but its rotated out of position.
What time is it?
There is one right answer.
If it's rotated out of position how could we possibly know what time it is? We don't know how far it has been rotated and which way.
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 2:23 am
by Reservoir Dog
Animal wrote: ↑Mon Sep 12, 2022 2:03 am
i am not going to read any of the answers and work on this tomorrow at my office. thanks bluespruce. i love you.
This clock has an hour hand, a minute hand and a second hand, but its rotated out of position.
What time is it?
There is one right answer.
If it's rotated out of position how could we possibly know what time it is? We don't know how far it has been rotated and which way.
Second hand pointing to 12
How do you know that?
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 8:31 am
by Charliesheen
5:55 AM or PM
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 2:42 pm
by Animal
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.
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 2:50 pm
by Reservoir Dog
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.
That makes sense.
Re: What time is it?
Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 12:13 am
by Bluespruce1964
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?
