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RushIsRot

(4,016 posts) Tue Nov 5, 2013, 12:39 PM Nov 2013

Clock Question [View all]

Why did the accepted convention for clock hands originally occur as it did? It seems to me that logic would dictate making the larger hand indicate HOURS and the smaller one mark MINUTES. Have I missed something obvious?

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Clock Question [View all] RushIsRot Nov 2013 OP

I don't know... Xyzse Nov 2013 #1

Maybe people generally know the hour but need to know the minutes Sanity Claws Nov 2013 #2

A reason, not sure if it's the primary reason: sl8 Nov 2013 #3

It's thinner so it works, what I hate is a clock without numbers on it. /nt jakeXT Nov 2013 #4

On the wall clock at which I am looking as I write this... RushIsRot Nov 2013 #5

The first clocks only had one hand that showed the hour... cyberswede Nov 2013 #6

Yes. Chan790 Nov 2013 #7

Just get a digital clock and quit worrying about it! lastlib Nov 2013 #8

lol - that's the answer :) patricia92243 Nov 2013 #9

That thought did occur to me. RushIsRot Nov 2013 #10