Poll: Can you tell time on a "regular" clock?

[Lilani]

One thing I have found very fascinating is that I have met multiple people throughout my life who cannot tell time on regular clocks. And by "regular" clocks, I'm talking the ones with the hands and the round faces, like Big Ben.

I personally love analog clocks; in fact I'm sort of starting my own collection here. But I just find it astounding that some people my age (20) could have gone all this time and never learned. So, Escapists, can you tell time on an analog clock?

I'm sorry if this comes across as insulting or demeaning, this sort of thing just fascinates me. I grew up in a small town where everybody went to the same schools, and should have learned the same things. But the fact that so many didn't is just...fascinating.

 

[JoJo]

I prefer digital greatly, but I can still tell the time on analog. I've never met someone who can't personally.

 

[Dragonborne88]

I takes slightly more processing power, like, an extra second of staring, but yeah. That'd be REALLY bad for somebody who can't, considering a lot of train station clocks/etc are through the manual style clocks.

 

[LongAndShort]

My watch is analog. I'd have a bit of trouble if I couldn't. Still, I worry kids these days just aren't bothering to learn, what with the digital displays on their phones and Ipods and watnot...

 

[Legion]

I would be very surprised if there are many people who cannot. Most places such as schools and so on still use them. Pretty much all the clocks where I work are analogue.

 

[Catchy Slogan]

When I was little, I missed the lesson at school that taught us how to tell time and I was always really self concsious about it. So, one day when I was around 10 or so, I sat down, stared at a clock and decided to figure it out for myself, piecing it together with clues of how people speak when telling the time.

It's seems a little silly of me in hindsight.

 

[Baneat]

My watch is analog. I'd have a bit of trouble if I couldn't. Still, I worry kids these days just aren't bothering to learn, what with the digital displays on their phones and Ipods and watnot...

Not a case of "Can't learn"

Some people have what I call clocklexia, for some reason they just have extreme difficulty with understanding analogue faces. One such person is dyslexic too, which probably makes a huge difference.

Though I never say "Quarter to" or anything like that

12:45

Twelve-fortyfive

 

[Colour Scientist]

I much prefer non-digital clocks.
I can't believe, at 20, people would not be able to use one just as efficiently as a digital alternative.

 

[LordOmnit]

Real wo/men don't need numbers to see what time it is. Sure, it's convenient and easier to see when you are bleary-eyed right after waking up, but real clocks have hands so they can beat up intruders and you don't have to wake up. Or point to the time. Whichever works easier for you.

 

[Snowy Rainbow]

When I was little, I missed the lesson at school that taught us how to tell time and I was always really self concsious about it. So, one day when I was around 10 or so, I sat down, stared at a clock and decided to figure it out for myself, piecing it together with clues of how people speak when telling the time.

It's seems a little silly of me in hindsight.

Seems like a smart person wanting to learn. And it's cute ^^

OT: I've been raised in a military family and was taught the importance of punctuation and time management at an early age.

 

[Subbies]

I live in Switzerland, take a guess

 

[MassiveGeek]

In our kitchen, mom has a clock that looks like this, only with MUCH smaller numbers:

I can't fucking read that clock, it is so damn hard. >_> I can read regular one's just fine though, but digital are prefered since they're more universal.

 

[Smooth Operator]

Ya it's a bit like riding a bike, if you never have one then you really can't master it, and if you don't use it for a long time it get's tricky using it again.

I have a preference to digital clocks, quicker, simpler and more precise.

 

[DanielBrown]

Well, yes... I was taught that in school and regular clocks are still what's used all over.

 

[leviticusd]

I prefer analog and except for my alarm clock, every clock in the house is analog. What I don't like is those with roman numerals that do four wrong. Most clocks put IIII instead of IV. It drives me batty. I don't know why.

 

[Catchy Slogan]

When I was little, I missed the lesson at school that taught us how to tell time and I was always really self concsious about it. So, one day when I was around 10 or so, I sat down, stared at a clock and decided to figure it out for myself, piecing it together with clues of how people speak when telling the time.

It's seems a little silly of me in hindsight.

Seems like a smart person wanting to learn. And it's cute ^^

OT: I've been raised in a military family and was taught the importance of punctuation and time management at an early age.

Thankyou! I was very proud of myself.

But I'm not that smart. I just have my moments of determined stubborness.

 

[Lazy Kitty]

Yes, I can.

 

[Snowy Rainbow]

When I was little, I missed the lesson at school that taught us how to tell time and I was always really self concsious about it. So, one day when I was around 10 or so, I sat down, stared at a clock and decided to figure it out for myself, piecing it together with clues of how people speak when telling the time.

It's seems a little silly of me in hindsight.

Seems like a smart person wanting to learn. And it's cute ^^

OT: I've been raised in a military family and was taught the importance of punctuation and time management at an early age.

Thankyou! I was very proud of myself.

But I'm not that smart. I just have my moments of determined stubborness.

It reminds me of my putting the times tables on the back of the toilet door as a kid. I was really bad at maths when I was young and my teacher always did pop-quizzes, so I was determined to learn my multiplication! Every time I went to the bathroom I would read one table a few times. It helped, but I still suck at maths, lol.

*hug for determination winning over straight up skills*

 

[Yosato]

Of course, and I've never met anyone who can't. . . Aside from toddlers

 

[AndyFromMonday]

I always took reading the "regular" clocks for granted. I can't imagine someone not being able to do so.