saucy Posted May 25, 2004 #1 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Okay, I'm visiting my mom here in Texas and I was in her room, waiting for her to get off the phone and I was looking around at all her decorations. I managed to look at a clock that wasn't working. When I looked at the clock, the actual time was 11 in the morning, but the clock was stopped at 3:34, so I know it wasn't working. I was just looking at it, staring literally at the second hand. It wasn't moving at all. After a few blinks, the second hand started to tick. I kinda tilted my head at it, thinking how weird it was for the clock to suddenly just start working. How did that happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lottie Posted May 25, 2004 #2 Share Posted May 25, 2004 What type of clock is it? What type of juice does it run on... Wind up, battery operated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falco Rex Posted May 25, 2004 #3 Share Posted May 25, 2004 It sounds like the gears are wearing down and the clock only works intermittantly. Pretty strange that it started up while you were watching it,but most likely a coincidence.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lottie Posted May 25, 2004 #4 Share Posted May 25, 2004 (edited) Agreed, that's what I originally thought but instead thought I would play detective.... Edited May 25, 2004 by Lottie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucy Posted May 25, 2004 Author #5 Share Posted May 25, 2004 It works on battery. Could be possible that the gears are wearing down, but I think it would freak anyone out if it just started up while they were watching it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falco Rex Posted May 25, 2004 #6 Share Posted May 25, 2004 If it works on a battery it was likely they were running low and the clock only works once in a while. If it really freaks you out go back with a battery tester and see if their charges are low.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquatus1 Posted May 25, 2004 #7 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Actually, what you described is actually a fascinating aspect of the eye and the mind's ability to analyze what it saw. Shoot, I can't remember where the article was...I think it was Scientific American. In all cases, it has to do with the speed at which your eye captures images and how long it takes the mind to analyze those pictures. When you turn and quickly look at the hands of a clock, your mind has to both capture and analyze the image at the same time. In the microsecond it takes to process the continuing flow of images, the mind bogs down a bit, and to simplify matters, it simply copies over the first image and reproduces it several times. A simple, though slighty inaccurate comparison would be an overloaded computer. When you try to move an icon, it leaves a trail of images in its wake until the processor catches up and erases them. The mind is actually seeing the same image of the clock hands for almost a full second when you turn and spot it for the first time, so the overall appearance is that the hands are standing still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightone Posted May 25, 2004 #8 Share Posted May 25, 2004 (edited) I have to agree that the explanation is likely mundane and fully explainable through conventional means. I think it is probably a low battery. It happens with the clocks in my house all the time and a quick battery change remedies the 'temporal dilation". Edited May 25, 2004 by knightone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sasass Posted May 25, 2004 #9 Share Posted May 25, 2004 You have to believe. if you don't believe, then the mind has no basis for action. Take the battery out, leave it out........... - Don't try to hard, you will just end up over-riding what's already there. sasass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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