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[โ€“] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 82 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Lots of people know a broken clock is right twice per day, but many are unaware that a clock running backwards is right 4 times per day.

[โ€“] tetris11@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago (8 children)

a clock running backwards is moving away from the current time at twice the rate, so isn't your example the same as saying that a clock that runs twice as fast is right 4 times a day?

[โ€“] dQw4w9WgXcQ@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ah, shit, a clock that runs infinitely fast is always right.

Love your username

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