Reply to: Stupidity Test

[bogeyman]

Chico has all the simple answers.

Chico answer: Those infidel Musclims Blew up the clock!

I expect they did old puss. Knowing the time of day is akin to witchcraft!

Mere mortals were never meant to know such things.

So ironic that it was Islamic cultures that gave us the concept of 'zero' which they rigourously enforce wherever they can.

Zero tolerance
Zero personal expression
Zero individuality
Zero freedom
Zero fun


... make it up yourself

[Bagpuss]

Chico has all the simple answers.

Chico answer: Those infidel Musclims Blew up the clock!

[bogeyman]

Never ask IT contractors a simple question and expect a simple answer.

That's because there are no simple answers.

That's why we make a living

[bogeyman]

You are assuming that both clocks are stationary. If the clocks are travelling around the world you could optimise the speed for them to read the correct local time always.

Good point!

A stopped clock in the right orbit could be right ALL day!

[Paddy]

You are assuming that both clocks are stationary. If the clocks are travelling around the world you could optimise the speed for them to read the correct local time always.

[Bagpuss]

On a similar note...
If I put CUK in a box and a random terminal event could happen, how would I know if moaning actually still existed?

[CaribbeanPirate]

Anyone got the right time on them?

It's time B'Liar was arrested.

[_V_]

Moral of this test

Never ask IT contractors a simple question and expect a simple answer.

PS. Anyone got the right time on them?

[Bagpuss]

If I put the clock in a box, and a random terminal event could happen, how would I know if time actually still existed?

[CaribbeanPirate]

Are the clocks showing the 'wrong' time if there is a woman there to observe it?

What is the frame of reference of the observer and each of the clocks?

[n5gooner]

who are we compaing the time against anyway, what is giving us the constant for checking against...

[BoredBloke]

depends how often you run the test for, frequency of checking and if my more accurate you mean closest to the correct time or actually showing the correct time.

[bogeyman]

the one that is broken accuratley tells the time twice a day, the one that loses 1 second each 24 hours is never accurate.

Both clocks have a cycle of accuracy as the difference between the actual time and the time shown diverge and converge again.

The stopped clock has a 12 hour cycle of accuracy (assuming no difference beween 12am and 12pm for this purpose).

The clock that loses time has a much longer cycle of accuracy, but will be exactly accurate every 43200 days.

Which clock is the 'more accurate' depends on how long you observe it for.

[Jabberwocky]

Almost right.

every 12X3600 days.

[DaveB]

the one that is broken accurately tells the time twice a day, the one that loses 1 second each 24 hours is never accurate.

The broken one is accurate twice per day the one losing time is accurate once every 118 years, allowing for rounding.

This is assuming its a conventional clock showing the hours 1-12.

If it's marked for 24hr use then it's once per day for the broken one and once every 316 years for the slow one.