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It's 10:10 somewhere!

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February 08, 2022, 03:06 PM
Windwolf
It's 10:10 somewhere!
I know this post probably suggests that I have way to much free time but here goes. I have noticed that the great majority of clocks and watches for sale show the time to be within a few minutes of 10:10 regardless of manufacturer. WHY!!!
February 08, 2022, 03:13 PM
mark123
It’s so that you can see the logo.
February 08, 2022, 03:27 PM
kkina
The explanation I've seen is that 10:10 is nice and symmetrical, and is a "happy" configuration as it resembles a human smile.

Secondly, as mentioned, it allows an unobstructed view of the logo.

1:50 also has those benefits, and is sometimes seen, but not as often because is looks left-handed, with the big hand to the left.


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February 08, 2022, 03:45 PM
cheesegrits
Anyone else ever hear that it's because Lincoln was shot/died at 10:10? I've always assumed that to be an old wives' tale.
February 08, 2022, 04:14 PM
Flash-LB
quote:
Originally posted by kkina:
The explanation I've seen is that 10:10 is nice and symmetrical, and is a "happy" configuration as it resembles a human smile.

Secondly, as mentioned, it allows an unobstructed view of the logo.

1:50 also has those benefits, and is sometimes seen, but not as often because is looks left-handed, with the big hand to the left.


This is probably the most logical explanation.
February 08, 2022, 05:43 PM
kkina
quote:
Originally posted by cheesegrits:
Anyone else ever hear that it's because Lincoln was shot/died at 10:10? I've always assumed that to be an old wives' tale.

I've seen that theory, and some similar...

  • President Lincoln was assassinated at 10:10 (he wasn't).
  • President Kennedy was assassinated at 10:10 (he wasn't).
  • Martin Luther King was assassinated at 10:10 (he wasn't).
  • The inventor of the clock died at 10:10 (Who the hello was that? No one person "invented" the clock.)
  • The Hiroshima bomb detonated at 10:10 (it didn't).
  • The Nagasaki bomb detonated at 10:10 (it didn't).
  • The "V" is a symbol for victory in WWII (come on).
  • The "V" is a version of the peace sign. Get it, time-peace? (OK, I made that one up just now. Big Grin)


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    February 08, 2022, 05:55 PM
    ArtieS
    quote:
    Originally posted by kkina:
    quote:
    Originally posted by cheesegrits:
    ...

  • President Lincoln was assassinated at 10:10 (he wasn't).
  • President Kennedy was assassinated at 10:10 (he wasn't).
  • Martin Luther King was assassinated at 10:10 (he wasn't).
  • The inventor of the clock died at 10:10 (Who the hello was that? No one person "invented" the clock.)
  • The Hiroshima bomb detonated at 10:10 (it didn't).
  • The Nagasaki bomb detonated at 10:10 (it didn't).
  • The "V" is a symbol for victory in WWII (come on).
  • The "V" is a version of the peace sign. Get it, time-peace? (OK, I made that one up just now. Big Grin)


    • The truth emerges! Light in the darkness! Hallelujah!


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    February 08, 2022, 06:00 PM
    HRK
    well, no matter what they show,

    It's 5 o'clock somewhere...
    February 08, 2022, 06:02 PM
    egregore
    quote:
    I have noticed that the great majority of clocks and watches for sale show the time to be within a few minutes of 10:10 regardless of manufacturer.



    February 08, 2022, 06:06 PM
    .38supersig
    So if you are driving on the freeway at 9:11 and you see a Porsche blow up.

    Don't dare go anywhere at 7:47. Big Grin