Not a maths question but....

[Patrick595]

Imagine a 12 hr digital clock ( no seconds showing ). How many times will the clock display 3 or more numbers in a row over the course of 12 hour cycle ? 00:00 or 00:01 or 03.33 etc etc

[speedychrissie]

00.00
01.11
02.22
03.33
04.44
05.55
10.00
11.10
11.11
11.12
11.13
11.14
11.15
11.16
11.17
11.18
11.19
12.22


18 times, unless I have missed any.

[mybrainhurts]

Eleventy seven...

[Racefan_uk]

What about the other eight...

00:01
00:02 etc etc?

Or do the zeros not count?

[speedychrissie]

Racefan_uk said:

What about the other eight...

00:01
00:02 etc etc?

Or do the zeros not count?

ofcourse, you are right!


that makes it 27 i think.

[Patrick595]

yep the zeros count

[mechsympathy]

Racefan_uk said:

What about the other eight...

00:01
00:02 etc etc?

Or do the zeros not count?

Splendid. Having cunningly deleted the post where I made the same mistake, I'll quote and correct yours

It's a 12hr clock, and speedychrissie should have put 12.22 at the start.

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

mybrainhurts said:

Eleventy seven...

Numberwang

[mechsympathy]

speedychrissie said:

ofcourse, you are right!


that makes it 27 i think.

No he's not. 12hr clock, see.

ETA there isn't even a 00.00 as it's 12.00 midnight.

Edited by mechsympathy on Monday 23 February 18:10

[voyds9]

11:01

ignore me I've just seen the in a row

Edited by voyds9 on Monday 23 February 18:21

[cqueen]

Does it matter?

[speedychrissie]

mechsympathy said:

speedychrissie said:

ofcourse, you are right!


that makes it 27 i think.

No he's not. 12hr clock, see.

ETA there isn't even a 00.00 as it's 12.00 midnight.

Edited by mechsympathy on Monday 23 February 18:10

God I am being dense today! even more right. I cant have 00.00 and 12.22 in the same list as it is a 12 hour clock.

so if the clock displays 12.00 rahter than 00.00, i think that takes us back down to 17

[mechsympathy]

speedychrissie said:

God I am being dense today!

[Cast No Shadow]

mechsympathy said:

speedychrissie said:

God I am being dense today!

You ought to get out more!!


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