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Wie viel Uhr ist es?
Posted: October 20th, 2025, 9:27 pm
by katastrofa
A simple puzzle I couldn’t solve…
https://www.scientificamerican.com/game ... -the-time/
I wonder if you’ll also have a problem. Coincidentally, reading a nice book about it at the moment:
Exactly: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
Re: Wie viel Uhr ist es?
Posted: October 20th, 2025, 10:15 pm
by Paul
Why do you say you couldn’t solve it?
Re: Wie viel Uhr ist es?
Posted: October 21st, 2025, 7:23 am
by katastrofa
That’s the puzzle!
Re: Wie viel Uhr ist es?
Posted: October 21st, 2025, 8:31 am
by Paul
Dyslexia?
No internet?
No images loading?
You were being held at gunpoint?
Drink, drugs,...?
Mental health issues?
For a bet?
You are lying?
The solution is wrong?
Multiple solutions?
To be annoying?
You've been hacked?
Something involving a cat?
Re: Wie viel Uhr ist es?
Posted: October 21st, 2025, 9:16 am
by jasonbell
import random
phrases = [
"Dyslexia?",
"No internet?",
"No images loading?",
"You were being held at gunpoint?",
"Drink, drugs,...?",
"Mental health issues?",
"For a bet?",
"You are lying?",
"The solution is wrong?",
"Multiple solutions?",
"To be annoying?",
"You've been hacked?",
"Something involving a cat?"
]
selected_phrase = random.choice(phrases)
print(selected_phrase)
I'm fairly sure that katastrofa not being able to solve a problem is as rare as the Today Programme not being on air. Just in case though, I knocked up some Python so we have a reasonable way of knowing
Re: Wie viel Uhr ist es?
Posted: October 21st, 2025, 8:03 pm
by katastrofa
Could qualify to the category of mental health problems, but not low self-esteem - not ze smallest chance after your comments
Rather maladaptive perfectionism.
The hour hand in the picture is pointing noticeably beyond "50 minutes". It should be at 5/6 of the hour gap (25 deg of 30 deg), so 4 minute ticks + 2/12 = 4.17. In the picture it shows ca 4.35 to my eye. It's 2-3 minutes too far!
Re: Wie viel Uhr ist es?
Posted: October 22nd, 2025, 6:49 am
by Paul
It's Amanda's fault!
Re: Wie viel Uhr ist es?
Posted: October 22nd, 2025, 11:19 am
by katastrofa
Amanda, Amanda, Amanda… you had 1.17 job!
Re: Wie viel Uhr ist es?
Posted: October 23rd, 2025, 9:23 am
by Paul
Amanda, Amanda, Amanda… you had 1.17 job!
How hard can it be to construct a 5 degree angle with straightedge and compass?!!