Redbaron Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 I'm pretty sure the crossover from 1159-1201 (be it noon or midnight) would still only count as one time they overlap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 Here are the *exact* times (did it quickly, so maybe some mess ups, but you get the idea): 01. 12:00:00 midnight 02. 01:05:27 and 3/11ths of a second (3600 seconds times 1/11 = 327 and 3/11ths of a second = 5 minutes (300 seconds) and 27 and 3/11ths seconds. All the other times below are calculated similarly.) 03. 02:10:54 and 6/11ths of a second (3600 seconds times 2/11, etc.) 04. 03:16:21 and 9/11ths of a second 05. 04:21:41 and 1/11th of a second 06. 05:27:16 and 4/11ths of a second 07. 06:32:43 and 7/11ths of a second 08. 07:38:10 and 10/11ths of a second 09. 08:43:38 and 2/11ths of a second 10. 09:49:05 and 5/11ths of a second 11. 10:54:32 and 8/11ths of a second 12. 12:00:00 noon 13. 01:05:27 and 3/11ths of a second 14. 02:10:54 and 6/11ths of a second 15. 03:16:21 and 9/11ths of a second 16. 04:21:41 and 1/11th of a second 17. 05:27:16 and 4/11ths of a second 18. 06:32:43 and 7/11ths of a second 19. 07:38:10 and 10/11ths of a second 20. 08:43:38 and 2/11ths of a second 21. 09:49:05 and 5/11ths of a second 22. 10:54:32 and 8/11ths of a second The next 12:00:00 is the midnight of the next day, so doesn't count (if you start counting a day at midnight, otherwise just adjust by adding the second midnight and subtracting the first). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 Bejeezus, looks like I'm wrong. Midnight might be part of two days, in which case there are 23 'line-ups' per day, or neither day (i.e. it's just the separator between days, in which case there are 21 'line-ups' per day, or may belong to one day (as I believed above) in which case 22 is correct. Confuzzling indeed, just like there is, in fact, no such thing as 12:00 am or 12:00 pm. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight Midnight marks the beginning and ending of each day in civil time throughout the world. It is the dividing point between one day and another. With 12-hour time notation, most authorities recommend avoiding confusion by using "midnight", "12 midnight", or "12:00 midnight". Does that mean there are two midnights per day? Or none? Is the midnight between the 4th and 5th of June included as part of the 4th or the 5th or both or neither? My mind is about to explode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbaron Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 I agree with your (22) list expat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyinEwa/Perv Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 FFS.........22/24/23.............who cares? There will be no job interview coming from a guy that doesn't know the answer himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 You're right, it's not important. Unlike the other, important stuff in the world. Like nuclear war and death and oreos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 [color:red]Now for something simple.[/color] Take the last two digits of the year you were born and add that number to the age you will be this year. [color:red]I already have the number ..... 111.[/color] Was I right?[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbaron Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 right for me, wrong for my son (born in 07, 4 yo this year = 11) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Radley Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 If you Google this question the answer is given as 22. Being a technological Luddite I actually have an old analogue watch and wound the hands forward through 24 hours, counting how many times they cross and it is indeed 22 (or 23 if you count one day as being from 00:00 to 24:00 rather than 23:59). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 right for me, wrong for my son (born in 07, 4 yo this year = 11) Only applies to adults. Strange it doesn't apply to kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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