WIth a little training, you can do this in under a minute, so just add a minute to the time you calculate and, by the time you say it, you'll be near as dammit right!
Then again, after using this for some time, would you be able to read a normal watch?
"eleven yellow LEDs represent groups of four minutes, and four green LEDs show single minutes"
Surely that would mean it can't ever register a time where the minutes are greater than 49? I think the yellow LEDs must represent 5 minutes intervals rather than 4 which cover the full 59 minutes and that also makes it a lot easier to work out.
Thing is, when I look at my watch, I'm not really looking at what time it is. You glance at it and know how much time has passed, or how long it is until whatever you have to do at 4pm, but you don't register what the time actually is. Many times I've glanced at my watch, been happy with what it's told me, had someone ask what the time is, and had to take a second, longer look to be able to tell them. This is why I can't get on with digital watches, the numbers don't show the relationship between different times like the hands on an analogue watch do. So this would be much, much worse, you can't even tell what the time is now by glancing at it, let alone the relationship between what the time is now and when your next appointment is.
Having said that, it is quite cool, and telling the time isn't too hard with it. I wouldn't use it though, apart from maybe for confusing people with!
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Bracken Dawson
Easy! #
Posted Thursday 22nd May 2008 00:09 GMT
10:37 and 3:48
Dr Patrick J R Harkin
Bracken Dawson #
Posted Thursday 22nd May 2008 09:19 GMT
Yeah - but by the time you'd worked it out it would have been 10:39 and 4:01!
But I just want to see Paris using one...
GlamourAndCompany
Strange Time Piece #
Posted Thursday 22nd May 2008 10:16 GMT
I think by the time you figure out how exactly to tell the time with this you'll be late.
John Sykes
Think ahead #
Posted Thursday 22nd May 2008 10:16 GMT
WIth a little training, you can do this in under a minute, so just add a minute to the time you calculate and, by the time you say it, you'll be near as dammit right!
Then again, after using this for some time, would you be able to read a normal watch?
Mark Staniforth
That can't be right, can it? #
Posted Thursday 22nd May 2008 12:01 GMT
"eleven yellow LEDs represent groups of four minutes, and four green LEDs show single minutes"
Surely that would mean it can't ever register a time where the minutes are greater than 49? I think the yellow LEDs must represent 5 minutes intervals rather than 4 which cover the full 59 minutes and that also makes it a lot easier to work out.
That make is 10:46 and 3:59 by the way.
Anonymous Coward
Telling the Time #
Posted Tuesday 27th May 2008 13:40 GMT
Thing is, when I look at my watch, I'm not really looking at what time it is. You glance at it and know how much time has passed, or how long it is until whatever you have to do at 4pm, but you don't register what the time actually is. Many times I've glanced at my watch, been happy with what it's told me, had someone ask what the time is, and had to take a second, longer look to be able to tell them. This is why I can't get on with digital watches, the numbers don't show the relationship between different times like the hands on an analogue watch do. So this would be much, much worse, you can't even tell what the time is now by glancing at it, let alone the relationship between what the time is now and when your next appointment is.
Having said that, it is quite cool, and telling the time isn't too hard with it. I wouldn't use it though, apart from maybe for confusing people with!