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

[Vault boy Eddie]

I have two analog watches, Breitlings to be precise and I use the 24h way of telling time. If my phone is handy I look at the time there seeing as how it's quicker, but yes I know how to tell time on analog.

 

[Extravagance]

Yes, because I was taught by my school/parents around the age of three. I actually find it harder to read digital clocks. The numbers are 1 through to 12, so whats going on with all this 17 crap?

I can read both, just a preference for proper clocks with hands and a tick.

 

[ThePinkAcidSmurf]

I still look to my wrist whenever I want to know what time it is, even though I haven't worn a watch for years. And now my cellphone made me sad

 

[Clive Howlitzer]

Of course I can. How can anyone not be able to? That blows my mind.

 

[Dr. wonderful]

Yeah, right down to the minute.

 

[Rems]

I have a friend who honestly couldn't read time on an analogue clock. I was astounded, she had just always been around digital clocks her whole life. I had to teach her how.

I personally prefer analogue and love wearing good watches.

 

[DarkhoIlow]

I think the poll is a trick question.

Of course I know how to read an analog clock.I've had a Cassio a few years ago with analog meter and glow in the dark but I misplaced it.

 

[Dr. wonderful]

Yes, because I was taught by my school/parents around the age of three. I actually find it harder to read digital clocks. The numbers are 1 through to 12, so whats going on with all this 17 crap?

I can read both, just a preference for proper clocks with hands and a tick.

I think 17 is 5:00 PM.

I could be wrong.

 

[WorldCritic]

Yeah, no problem in telling time on "regular" clocks. I actually kind of want to meet someone my age or older who can't tell time on one of those clocks.

 

[Flailing Escapist]

Of course. Did any body not learn how to do that in grade school?

 

[The Lugz]

I have friends that own binary clocks, and look down on people that have trouble reading them
but then I hang out with geeks, so w/e

I've never met anyone that doesn't have some kind of mental disorder or visual impairment that seriously cannot read a standard clock-face once they are explained, they aren't difficult or new

personally I prefer digital 12 for speed reading ( my watch is set that way )
http://watchesbytimepiece.com/article.php?id=57
^ that's my watch

digital 24 for logging purposes
( my pc, any apps or chat logging will be set this way )

I still have a windows gadget with a classic hands clock, more for style purposes than anything when I choose to

 

[Hikikomori Ookami]

I learned how to read an analog clock at a fairly young age (and was really proud of myself at the time for the "accomplishment") and still prefer using analog clocks around the house and have several analog wrist watches. At work, however, I use a digital watch set for military time, both for precision and because I prefer the stop watches on digital watches over analog watches. Plus digital watches are cheaper, usually.

 

[Agayek]

I most certainly can. Honestly, I'm actually a bit faster with analog clocks than digital, most of the time.

 

[Harkonnen64]

I actually prefer "regular clocks" because seeing the hands helps give me a visual cue of just how close it is to being a particular time.

 

[frizzlebyte]

Yeah, I can. It actually has been a little difficult for me all my life, but now that I'm an adult, I can do it no problem. Just an extra second or so to get it right and make sure I'm not off an hour.

I'm way more prone to mistakes though if someone asks me the time, which is why I'm glad my cell phone uses digital (oddly enough, I actually have a phone that gives me a choice between the two).

 

[Lionsfan]

I can, pretty simple too. I work in a High School and Elementary School and all they have is Analog Clocks so I've gotten pretty good at it

 

[Davey Woo]

Yea I can read normal clocks, I have no preference really. Because regardless of what clock/watch I look at, I still have to look at the time 3 or 4 times before it actually stays in my head...

 

[tahrey]

Course I can... it's one of those things that you got taught as a kiddywink, and I *know* they still do it because I have a hand in administering whiteboards at a teacher training college... Seems wierd that a person with a normally wired up brain couldn't handle it. I do sort of prefer the analogue version of such things as they're a lot easier and quicker to glance at and get a near instant mental impression of what it's roughly showing you just from the position of one or two large and simple elements, instead of having to properly focus on, read, and comprehend a set of numbers.

I only know one person who can't - at least, who admits they can't - and it's part of a suite of related dyslexic spectrum issues they have. There's an intrinsic disconnect behind the eyes that mean they're almost blind to what the clock face is showing them (I can sympathise, having issues in other areas with a similar basis). They can drive just fine, but have to have a car with a digital speed readout because dial-type speedos are incomprehensible to them, and they immediately downloaded a voice pack which replaced "left" and "right" with "passenger side" and "driver's side" on buying a satnav (another necessity as direction signs can be an issue - they're boned if a diversion is posted)...