Watch Humour (some swearing)

[andy tims]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e50qn0Roc4

[Hoofy]

He has thought about this!

[CardShark]

Very good, especially the WR bit.

But aren't analogue watches supposed to be easier to read than digitals?

[Gogoplata]

I'm guessing that by his arm movements he's only ever owned broken analogue watches that go backwards. That would explain the difficulty that he is having.

[rhinochopig]

CardShark said:

Very good, especially the WR bit.

But aren't analogue watches supposed to be easier to read than digitals?

Yes and No. Absolute data such as a precise time are better presented as digital. Comparative or transient data such as rate of change (i.e. as how long is left) is better presented as analogue.

[Hoofy]

rhinochopig said:

CardShark said:

Very good, especially the WR bit.

But aren't analogue watches supposed to be easier to read than digitals?

Yes and No. Absolute data such as a precise time are better presented as digital. Comparative or transient data such as rate of change (i.e. as how long is left) is better presented as analogue.

Indeed. But most of the time, we don't need the precise time and we are really wondering how long to go/have we got left because our lives are governed by time. If we were billionaires, we (watch geeks) would wear watches with the movement showing rather than the face showing, and get our butlers to let us know when our favourite programme is on.

And when I am a billionaire, this is all you'll see on my wrist:



Not the face. The indicator at the top right is useful for calling James over to wind the watch up again so I can stare at the gyrotoubillon spinning round again for another 40 hours.

Edited by Hoofy on Sunday 12th February 11:16

[pacman1]

Nearly one in three children aged between four and eight cannot tell the time on traditional clock faces.

A bit scary that.

[bobbybee]

pacman1 said:

Nearly one in three children aged between four and eight cannot tell the time on traditional clock faces.

A bit scary that.

Nevermind that. Most kids today can't read & write properly, so grow up unemployable, then loaf about all day with their loser mates spending govt hand outs we pay for in ever rising taxes, so they don't need to tell the time

[fridgedoctor]

Am I alone in thinking he isn't funny?

[rhinochopig]

pacman1 said:

Nearly one in three children aged between four and eight cannot tell the time on traditional clock faces.

A bit scary that.

Given how big the G-Shock thread is I'd argue that percentage is much much higher amongst PH'ers

[pacman1]

I'm inclined to agree with you.

[bobbybee]

fridgedoctor said:

Am I alone in thinking he isn't funny?

Nope, I thought he came across as a bit of a dick.
Ignorance of not being able to tell the time using an analogue display, isn't an excuse to take the piss, just showed him up as a yet another dumb septic