<![CDATA[Can you tell the time on an analogue clock?]]>Can you tell the time on an analogue clock?

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/adef50e5-99a0-44bf-854d-8b304f3d80ff/can-you-tell-the-time-on-an-analogue-clockRSS for NodeThu, 14 May 2026 21:55:12 GMTWed, 06 May 2026 03:40:52 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 15:07:16 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix Yes but I'm much faster and more accurate with a digital one.]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://void.lgbt/objects/d3d13ce9-1078-49da-8696-0a158bacbf04https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://void.lgbt/objects/d3d13ce9-1078-49da-8696-0a158bacbf04Wed, 06 May 2026 15:07:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 15:07:06 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix I answered yes, but many of the freshmen I teach can't.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pouet.chapril.org/users/jenesuispasgoth/statuses/116528252603125503https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://pouet.chapril.org/users/jenesuispasgoth/statuses/116528252603125503Wed, 06 May 2026 15:07:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 15:05:23 GMT]]>@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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Candle clock - Wikipedia

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunny.garden/users/lnr/statuses/116528245854409029https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunny.garden/users/lnr/statuses/116528245854409029Wed, 06 May 2026 15:05:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 14:59:41 GMT]]>@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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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://esperanto.masto.host/users/KrucaKafejo/statuses/116528218655482621https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://esperanto.masto.host/users/KrucaKafejo/statuses/116528218655482621Wed, 06 May 2026 14:58:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 14:51:17 GMT]]>@dxzdb You mean like ten to five in the afternoon instead of 16:50?
Absolutely!

@MelissaBearTrix

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://writing.exchange/users/paulk/statuses/116528190442006514https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://writing.exchange/users/paulk/statuses/116528190442006514Wed, 06 May 2026 14:51:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 14:47:07 GMT]]>@Snapai @MelissaBearTrix ooo someone finally changed (corrected?) the spelling of β€œanalogβ€πŸ‘πŸ˜Š

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dxzdb/statuses/116528174065461850https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dxzdb/statuses/116528174065461850Wed, 06 May 2026 14:47:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 14:44:30 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix Aah, you mean a normal non-digital clock, Ofc. Though I read it like a 24h one.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/aanee/statuses/116528163780460578https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/aanee/statuses/116528163780460578Wed, 06 May 2026 14:44:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 14:42:13 GMT]]>@paulk @MelissaBearTrix even if you have to tell someone else the time?😏

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dxzdb/statuses/116528154790799445https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dxzdb/statuses/116528154790799445Wed, 06 May 2026 14:42:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 14:37:27 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix I think it is a bit late for your sanity....

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://metalhead.club/users/SteveClough/statuses/116528136055406955https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://metalhead.club/users/SteveClough/statuses/116528136055406955Wed, 06 May 2026 14:37:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 14:18:56 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/iris/statuses/116528063196504697https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://neuromatch.social/users/iris/statuses/116528063196504697Wed, 06 May 2026 14:18:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 14:17:43 GMT]]>@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 πŸ˜…

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://raphus.social/ap/users/116366479330331657/statuses/116528058459266902https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://raphus.social/ap/users/116366479330331657/statuses/116528058459266902Wed, 06 May 2026 14:17:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 14:10:11 GMT]]>@dwillanski @MelissaBearTrix otherwise you need two lots of each number up to twelve

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/seb321/statuses/116528028822679281https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/seb321/statuses/116528028822679281Wed, 06 May 2026 14:10:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 14:10:07 GMT]]>@mdione @MelissaBearTrix Yeah, thats true and I basically forgot that @TechConnectify has made a video (that I even watched) about that. But to make a point; I never spoke about "banning" the technology either.
Tbh "analogue" watches are also somewhat of an "Accessibility"-layer, since technically "reading" the clock is easier with clockhands, when it comes to disabilities (like memory issues or impairment of vision/brain function, or just simple dyslexia).

And I am ALWAYS for accessibility.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/Dexruus/statuses/116528028526944761https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/Dexruus/statuses/116528028526944761Wed, 06 May 2026 14:10:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 14:09:08 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/sysop408/statuses/116528024676960936https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/sysop408/statuses/116528024676960936Wed, 06 May 2026 14:09:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 14:08:37 GMT]]>@dwillanski @MelissaBearTrix only if you end up with space for it

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/seb321/statuses/116528022619689334https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://toot.community/users/seb321/statuses/116528022619689334Wed, 06 May 2026 14:08:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 14:05:54 GMT]]>]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://11n.org/w/p/1778076354.875531https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://11n.org/w/p/1778076354.875531Wed, 06 May 2026 14:05:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 13:59:39 GMT]]>@sysop408 @MelissaBearTrix You can use marked candles to some extent?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunny.garden/users/lnr/statuses/116527987368830742https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunny.garden/users/lnr/statuses/116527987368830742Wed, 06 May 2026 13:59:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 13:58:47 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix My 13 year old is working on it. They kind of had that bit of school maths lessons during covid lockdown, so it didn't sink in very well, but having a big analogue clock in the living room helps a lot.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunny.garden/users/lnr/statuses/116527983990618201https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sunny.garden/users/lnr/statuses/116527983990618201Wed, 06 May 2026 13:58:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 13:56:42 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix M-maybe, with enough time, I can tell time on analog clock. ^^ It's been like 2 years since I've bought my first analogue clock and it run out of batteries twice, so I haven't been using it for a bit. But now I'm returning to it, since my smartphone runs out of batteries too fast too. ^^"

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zirk.us/users/DreamRedo/statuses/116527975818291548https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://zirk.us/users/DreamRedo/statuses/116527975818291548Wed, 06 May 2026 13:56:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 13:51:10 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix this made me wonder about something... before mechanical time pieces, how did people keep time after the sun went down or on days cloudy enough to make a sundial unreadable?

Surely there were some attempts to keep time under those conditions!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/sysop408/statuses/116527954005501222https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://sfba.social/users/sysop408/statuses/116527954005501222Wed, 06 May 2026 13:51:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 13:35:44 GMT]]>@Dexruus @MelissaBearTrix some people find reading and calculating hours easier on face clocks. See for instance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeopkvAP-ag&pp=ygUcdGVjaG5vbG9neSBjb25uZWN0aW9ucyBjbG9jaw%3D%3D

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://en.osm.town/users/mdione/statuses/116527893324815543https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://en.osm.town/users/mdione/statuses/116527893324815543Wed, 06 May 2026 13:35:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 13:29:03 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix Being 54, yeah, but these days it'll take me a few moments to parse it, as I prefer digital.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/AthanSpod/statuses/116527867058227387https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.linux.pizza/users/AthanSpod/statuses/116527867058227387Wed, 06 May 2026 13:29:03 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Can you tell the time on an analogue clock? on Wed, 06 May 2026 13:08:24 GMT]]>@MelissaBearTrix Not exactly, it might me 12 hours off.

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