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Is Your Clock Right?
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Jane and Jon just bought digital watches, then each set the time correctly. Jon observed that his watch read 8:21, while Jane's said that the time was 12:02. Jon told her that her watch was wrong. After Jane told him what really happened, Jon had to admit that she was right: her watch was correct. How is Jane's watch right?
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Jon was reading Jane's watch upside down. Her watch is set to military time. 12:02 upside down on a digital clock is 20:21. 20:21 in military time is 8:21.Hide Answer Show Answer
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okkkaaaayyyy?!?I'll take your word for it
122 is not 8:21 upside down...! it becomes 20:21 when read from right to left instead of left to right
I don't see your point, just_moi. If you rotate 122 180 degrees clockwise (or counterclockwise), it reads 20:21. Granted, it doesn't quite work in Braingle font, but on most digital watches it will.
OHHHH ur right it ll work on digital watches not on braingle font... sorry 4 that
This was an easy yet effective teaser. Nice work.
nice teaser
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