Analog Clock
Why an analog clock On Display is always set to show the time 10:10 ?
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posted by Rajesh Lal at
10:10 AM
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
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17 Comments:
because...because...(\|/)lookks cool ^.^im just throwing a stpuid answer out but mabie clocks were invented by women and \/ means woman...hehe, i saw that in the da vinci code =P
peace sign???
maybe that was the precise time the analog clock was invented
It resembles the face of Confucious, the inscrutible thinker.
It is the time this puzzle was posted and it won't change!
Clocks are displayed with time of ten past ten or ten to two because the shape of the hands makes it look like a smile on the face of the clock.
So that the logo, watch maker's brand name etc. shows up and is not blocked by any of the hands. This eventually became a norm and every watch maker started following this...I also noticed that the seconds hand is exactly on 12, the hour hand on 10 or just past 10 and the second hand on 2.
maybe it was a trend from the olden times? because the brand name wouldn't be blocked and it looks nice because the hands don't look like they're withering or anything. and if you want to make it upright, it can't be 3.15, 'cos it'll look awfully unpleasant. and if it's 11.05, the hands will be too close together, so 10:10 is the perfect time. i'm not too sure about the second hand though
I refuse to answer any question posted on April 1st.
P.S. That last one didn't count
Patrick tell the answer don't evade :)
The Roman numeral for 5 is V, and 5 in binary notation is 1010
its so they look like they are smiling
I would suppose for a number of aesthetic reasons, intended to increase sales (lets see if I remember arts class right):
1. As to not cover the firm logo, which is usually on the vertical axis.
2. The hands create a slightly obtuse angle (120°); a more acute angle would seem piercing and aggressive, a more obtuse angle would seem less dynamic.
3. The hands divide the clock surface into a 1:2 ratio, which is a perfect quantity contrast, adding to the dynamics.
4. we tend to "read" pictures from left to right. The hands display a descending and then rising "movement". We associate negative energy with descending lines and positive energy with rising lines. But the positive energy prevails, because a) it follows the negative energy, "winning" in the end; b) at first sight, our attention is drawn to the center of the clock where the hands meet, therefore we are invited to "skip" the descending line; c) the minute hand is longer than the the hour hand, so the ending point is higher than the starting point.
5. The implied left-right symmetry create a notion of perfection and precision, which goes well with clocks.
6. The hands resemble a "tick", which we associate with "correct".
7. The hands resemble the letter "V", which we associate with "victory".
8. As said by others, the falling/rising "movement" of the hands symbolically resemble a smiling mouth, especially when set in a circle.
All of this together leads our subconscious to find that the composition "works well". A clever salesman would only use these tricks on his more profitable clocks, thus enhancing the effect by comparison. This would also seemingly create two classes of clocks within his store, tempting customers to go for the "better" range.
last anonymous... binary notation for 5 is 0101. (1010 binary = 10 decimal).
anonymous 4 has it correct, mo just goes into SUPER detail...
-Jamis
Mo you thought way too hard about this.
maybe its just the way they make the watches and it just ends up like that.
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