JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 14 days agoA broken clock is right twice a day, but a wrong clock is just wrong.message-squaremessage-square37linkfedilinkarrow-up1135arrow-down19
arrow-up1126arrow-down1message-squareA broken clock is right twice a day, but a wrong clock is just wrong.JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 14 days agomessage-square37linkfedilink
minus-squareThorry@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·14 days agoIt would depend on how fast it runs. The faster it runs the more times it’s right. So if we extrapolate, once you get a clock running backwards fast enough, it will be right all of the time.
minus-squareJeeBaiChow@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·14 days agoIf it’s running fast enough, it wouldn’t matter what time it is.
minus-squarebumblefumble@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·14 days agoIt will be right infinitely many times, but not all the time, as it will also be wrong infinitely many times.
It would depend on how fast it runs. The faster it runs the more times it’s right. So if we extrapolate, once you get a clock running backwards fast enough, it will be right all of the time.
If it’s running fast enough, it wouldn’t matter what time it is.
It will be right infinitely many times, but not all the time, as it will also be wrong infinitely many times.