lemonadebunnytoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish·1 year agoWhat is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?message-squarearrow-up13arrow-down10message-square89fedilink
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareWhat is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?lemonadebunnytoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish·1 year agomessage-square89fedilink
minus-squareryathalEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down0·1 year agolinkfedilinkA broken clock is right twice a day, but a clock running backwards is right four times a day.
minus-squareTheButtonJustSpinsEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down0·1 year agolinkfedilinkA broken clock is right twice a day, but a running clock is probably never right.
minus-squarepsudarrow-up2arrow-down0·8 months agoedit-28 months agolinkfedilinkMy grandfather clock is correct* about once a week when I wind and correct it *It must be correct as it’s very slightly fast (less so than can be fixed with a quarter turn off the pendulum screw) and I set it slightly in the past
minus-squarelazyslackerEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down0·1 year agolinkfedilinkAt this point you get into a philosophical discussion about what “right” really means
minus-squareMBMEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down0·1 year agolinkfedilinkIf you’re lucky, a clock that’s slightly too fast or too slow will be right once
minus-squareintensely_humanEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down0·1 year agolinkfedilinkThis only works with 1-dimensional time though.
minus-squarepsudarrow-up1arrow-down0·8 months agolinkfedilinkLuckily we don’t build clocks for n-dimensional time
A broken clock is right twice a day, but a clock running backwards is right four times a day.
A broken clock is right twice a day, but a running clock is probably never right.
My grandfather clock is correct* about once a week when I wind and correct it
*It must be correct as it’s very slightly fast (less so than can be fixed with a quarter turn off the pendulum screw) and I set it slightly in the past
At this point you get into a philosophical discussion about what “right” really means
If you’re lucky, a clock that’s slightly too fast or too slow will be right once
This only works with 1-dimensional time though.
Luckily we don’t build clocks for n-dimensional time