lemonadebunny to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years agoWhat is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?message-square152fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
arrow-up110arrow-down1message-squareWhat is something that sounds 100% false but is actually 100% true?lemonadebunny to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square152fedilink
minus-square@ryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 years agoA broken clock is right twice a day, but a clock running backwards is right four times a day.
minus-square@TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglish6•2 years agoA broken clock is right twice a day, but a running clock is probably never right.
minus-squarelazyslackerlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoAt this point you get into a philosophical discussion about what “right” really means
minus-square@hansl@lemmy.mlcakelinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoTwo wrong don’t make a right, but three left turns do.
minus-square@psud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•edit-21 year agoMy grandfather clock is correct* about once a week when I wind and correct it *It must be correct as it’s very slightly fast (less so than can be fixed with a quarter turn off the pendulum screw) and I set it slightly in the past
minus-square@MBM@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoIf you’re lucky, a clock that’s slightly too fast or too slow will be right once
minus-square@intensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish0•2 years agoThis only works with 1-dimensional time though.
minus-square@psud@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink1•1 year agoLuckily we don’t build clocks for n-dimensional time
A broken clock is right twice a day, but a clock running backwards is right four times a day.
A broken clock is right twice a day, but a running clock is probably never right.
At this point you get into a philosophical discussion about what “right” really means
Two wrong don’t make a right, but three left turns do.
Or if the “present” actually exists
My grandfather clock is correct* about once a week when I wind and correct it
*It must be correct as it’s very slightly fast (less so than can be fixed with a quarter turn off the pendulum screw) and I set it slightly in the past
If you’re lucky, a clock that’s slightly too fast or too slow will be right once
This only works with 1-dimensional time though.
Luckily we don’t build clocks for n-dimensional time