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It was great until my thumb slipped and I accidentally launched my telescope into the air at Mach 8. https://explainxkcd.com/3047/
minus-squarefelbane@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-26 hours agoMaybe I’m dense but shouldn’t the clock be: H: 0.01667 M: 1 S: 60 Yep, I’m a dumb, realized after a cup of coffee. Confirmed by the reply below. I think I’m just going to go back to bed and skip today
minus-squareSoGrumpy@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 hours agoYes, you’re dense lol. The speeds are correct: the second hand that does one full Revolution Per Minute, the minute hand does one full Revolution Per Hour and the hour hand does one Revolution Per 12 Hours.
Maybe I’m dense but shouldn’t the clock be:
Yep, I’m a dumb, realized after a cup of coffee. Confirmed by the reply below.
I think I’m just going to go back to bed and skip today
Yes, you’re dense lol. The speeds are correct: the second hand that does one full Revolution Per Minute, the minute hand does one full Revolution Per Hour and the hour hand does one Revolution Per 12 Hours.