My old clock fell off the hook and a new battery couldn’t help it recover.
I found this turquoise retro looking kitchen clock last Saturday in Shadyside. Oh how I love a second hand. I really like to look at a clock with a face and get a visual as to how much time is left. Most students like a digital clock for telling time.
My colleague used his Phillips screwdriver to remove the bolted kitchen clock out of the box. I ‘d bought it for my classroom. I never really noticed the time at which the clock was set when we got it out of the box.
Mr. B (Bob) told me that clocks for sale are always positioned at the time of 10:10. Huh, I had never really noticed that fact. I thought it would make an interesting post to think about. Maybe everyone else already knows this. Is it the same in other parts of the world. I guess 9:09 or 8:08 or 3:03 wouldn’t look as good.
And sure enough there is information all over the internet about it and why. Timex says they set their timepieces at 10:09:36 exactly.
It shows off their name and is symmetrical. Mental Floss has an article all about the myths and truths of the default setting 10:10 on watches and clocks for sale.
So I started thinking about digital clocks for sale and many of them online for sale are set at 12:34. Who knew? This is just something I haven’t thought about.
Thanks Mr. B. (See Bob and Whiskers 1955 post) He told me that even a broken clock shows the correct time twice a day!
Here’s the packaging for the kitchen clock for the classroom. You can see the three holes where the clock was screwed into the cardboard. I thought of going to stores and photographing a multitude of clocks at the 10:10 setting but decided at this time of the school year, one photo of the photo on the packaging would suffice.
(an iPhone photo of a photo on the packaging)
Interesting. I like the clock. 🙂
I have a photo of a wall of clocks in a store…..I can’t wait to go look at it and see what time they’re set at. Interesting!
Please come back and share your findings. I admit my research is limited. Thanks.
Ok, I’m sort of freaked out now…..I went and looked at my photo…….10:10
Do you want to add a link to it if it’s posted? I feel better that you didn’t realize the 10:10 settings before, like I hadn’t either.
This is really interesting. You’ll have me looking out for clock boxes in future. 🙂
Do let me know what you find in your part of the world. Thanks
The 10:10 is a classic. I’ve known it almost all my life but I don’t remember how I learned it!
Had never paid much attention either 🙂
so I feel like twenty past eight?
🙂
Cute clock – I have a trouble telling time digitally so I prefer analog. By the way I would never want you to stop sending me the blog. I look forward to it everyday. You are so creative in you photos and in your thought.
These clocks do so much to warm a room!
I never knew… thanks for teaching me something interesting today! 🙂