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Re: Analog and Digital Clocks, Part 2

Posted By: The Other Matthew, on host 151.201.61.131
Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2001, at 12:17:32
In Reply To: Re: Analog and Digital Clocks, Part 2 posted by Gahalia on Tuesday, October 9, 2001, at 20:52:32:

> > How many people here find it more difficult to read an analog clock than a digital one? I know I can't be alone out there.
>
> I love analog clocks so much better. With analog clocks, I can measure an amount of time geometrically, rather than arithmetically.
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> And now I have to ask the same question: Am I alone in this? Because I've always thought it was sort of odd.
>
> Ga"Mental math = ugh."halia

Geometrically...so like "It's a triangle past the octagon?" Or "It's 2/3 of a circle right now..." "We have about a quarter pie left..." (which the last two are still arithmetic, anyway.) I'm curious. Do explain.

The Other "Or perhaps I'm missing the incredibly obvious" Matthew

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