Can you tell the time on an analogue clock?
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Can you tell the time on an analogue clock?
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@MelissaBearTrix Sometimes I'm embarrassed at how slow I am at reading analogue time, but I suppose I should give myself credit that I *am* still in the demographic of people who manage to get there in the end
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Can you tell the time on an analogue clock?
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@MelissaBearTrix yes, but I've had a student ask me during a proctored test what time it was, because they couldn't read the clock. I was shocked for a moment, and then realized, this is not what they're being tested on and I should make every effort to remove this barrier. So that's my take on it, in every circumstance where it's not my business, which so far is all of them.
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Can you tell the time on an analogue clock?
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@MelissaBearTrix I think it is a bit late for your sanity....
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@MelissaBearTrix It's easier than on a digital one...
@paulk @MelissaBearTrix even if you have to tell someone else the time?
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Can you tell the time on an analogue clock?
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@MelissaBearTrix Aah, you mean a normal non-digital clock, Ofc. Though I read it like a 24h one.
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Yea, and tho I prefer the numbers, I really like how the analog dials visually show the progression as a cycle, rather than "well you see this one resets to 00 after 59, but this one resets to either 00 after 23, or 01 after 12, flipping the morning/evening indicator one increment earlier"@Snapai @MelissaBearTrix ooo someone finally changed (corrected?) the spelling of “analog”
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@paulk @MelissaBearTrix even if you have to tell someone else the time?
@dxzdb You mean like ten to five in the afternoon instead of 16:50?
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Can you tell the time on an analogue clock?
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Can you tell the time on an analogue clock?
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@MelissaBearTrix@gives.hugz.online yes, but it took me a long time to learn as a kid and i still hate analog clocks
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@lnr I'm not familiar with those. I presume those are candles that are made with segments indicating X number of hours?
Besides reliability how common would these be in pre-industrial times? I heard a podcast once where they tried to illustrate how expensive light was in pre-industrial times by making their own candles the old fashioned way.
@sysop408 It's hard to search for, because I just keep finding links to fake LED candles with timers instead, but this looks like a basic little video on using candles to mark time:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7VnfdU8hHtg
I think people would have informally marked time to some extent with how long they had to work in the evening before their candle burnt out! Or how long their lamp would burn before needing refilling.
Aha, look:
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Can you tell the time on an analogue clock?
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@MelissaBearTrix I answered yes, but many of the freshmen I teach can't.
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Can you tell the time on an analogue clock?
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@MelissaBearTrix Yes but I'm much faster and more accurate with a digital one. -
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