Can you tell the time on an analogue clock?

[sammy@cherrykitten.gay]

@MelissaBearTrix i couldn't for a long time and still can't at a glance, i need to actively look at the numbers and process it for a few seconds

if there is no numbers i need to count the lines

[admiralmemo@mastodon.social]

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[melissabeartrix@gives.hugz.online]

@AdmiralMemo

Makes a lot of sense

Thank you ... Hugz

Hugz & xXx

[beandev@social.tchncs.de]

@MelissaBearTrix
I know young adults who can't do it
@mardor

[arcadiagt5@mstdn.social]

@MelissaBearTrix I can also tell the time on this #Counterclock…

I really should put a new battery in that sometime…

[xanatos@mastodon.gamedev.place]

@MelissaBearTrix
Sometimes I mix up some stuff for whatever reason, also I need longer to read the time on an analog one.

As I was still wearing smart watches I always used an analog watch face as I think they look better as a worn clock than digital ones.

[melissabeartrix@gives.hugz.online]

@arcadiagt5

When I see a reverse clock it gives me a nightmare ... A had a customer that I had to source 30 of them

And all different, pre internet too ... Giggles

Hugz & xXx

[karalg84@dragonscave.space]

@MelissaBearTrix Clearly I'm the only one who said no. To explain that, I could but I forgot how. The last time I had a tactile/Braille watch was when I was a kid which is a long time ago, and I can't remember which hand is which.
I've always found those watches cumbersome so have used digital ones since.

[melissabeartrix@gives.hugz.online]

@KaraLG84

I have a collection of braille and watches for the sight impaired, and yeah they are hard to work out ... Hugz

Hugz & xXx

[karalg84@dragonscave.space]

@MelissaBearTrix Yeah I know people who can do it instantly. Dunno why they call them braille when it's not. I suppose the dots are similarly spaced like the 3 dots to indicate 12.

[karalg84@dragonscave.space]

@MelissaBearTrix Saw one on the RNIB shop that has diamantés for the dots.

[carstenboll@mstdn.dk]

@MelissaBearTrix

I mean, I _can_ but I feel annoyed about it. When they taught me as a kid I kept thinking "but we can write the numbers now, why do I need to learn to read it this way?". I still mostly feel the same way.

In a sense you could say that an analogue clock is... anachronistic?

[melissabeartrix@gives.hugz.online]

@KaraLG84

That would be nice, but with real diamonds ... Giggles

I've seen pictures of very old pocket watches that used some unusual ways to help sight impaired people to feel the time

Hugz & xXx

[melissabeartrix@gives.hugz.online]

@CarstenBoll

I say no, nope ... No way

I'm finding a lot more people wanting an analogue clocks

Hugz & xXx

[sibrosan@mastodon.social]

@arcadiagt5 @MelissaBearTrix Make sure not to put the battery the wrong way around

[arcadiagt5@mstdn.social]

@sibrosan @MelissaBearTrix

[jacksonchen666@micro.jacksonchen666.com]

@MelissaBearTrix what are clocks

[melissabeartrix@gives.hugz.online]

@jacksonchen666

555 Integrated Circuit ... Giggles

Hugz & xXx

[melissabeartrix@gives.hugz.online]

@dwillanski

I like it ... Hugz

Hugz & xXx

[carstenboll@mstdn.dk]

@MelissaBearTrix I'm sure that's true, but that doesn't mean there's any deeper reason to use analogue time pieces except as jewelery. I believe it's a lot quicker and more effective to read numbers than to parse a clock with hands.

Doesn't mean I don't appreciate the beauty of a mechanical clock, or that people shouldn't buy them, just... It's not mainly about keeping time, is it? Nothing wrong with that.